malacoderm

[MALA CODER MAT A.] Zool .: One of the MALA CODER MAT A (q. v.). fate, fat, färe, amidst, what, fall, 2608 mal-a-co-der-ma-ta, s. pl. [Greek malakos = soft, and dermata (pl. of derma )=skin.] 1. Entom .: A sub-section or sub-tribe of beetles, section or tribe Pen tamer a. They have the integuments soft and flexible, without interlocking apparatus; hence the prothorax moves freely. The chief families are the Dascyllide and the Mala coder midæ. 2. Zool .: A sub-order of Zoantharia, containing the Sea-anemones (q. v.). Profe or Martin Duncan calls it Act in aria, and includes under it the families Actinide and Cerianthide. *măl-a-co-der-mēş, s. pl . [MALA CODER MAT A.] Entom.: One of Swains on's tribes or primary divisions of Coleoptera. It contains the soft-bodied Coleoptera, without reference to the number of joints in their tarsi. The elytra are soft, flexible, and often very short. He doubtfully divides it into the five families, Lampyride, Can thar ide, Lym exylonide, Mordellidæ, and Lycide.