malacoderm

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) +‎ -derm.

Noun

malacoderm (plural malacoderms)

  1. (zoology, dated) One of a former tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body.
    The fireflies are malacoderms.

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