malacoderm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of a former tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body.

Word forms

malacoderm malacoderms

Etymology

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

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