malacodermatous

malacodermatous, a. Nat. Hist.

(mæləkəʊˈdɜːmətəs)

[f. mod.L. Malacodermata neut. pl. (f. Gr. µαλακός soft + δέρµα skin) + -ous.]

Pertaining to the Malacodermata, in any of the applications of the term: see prec.

in Mayne Expos. Lex.; and in recent Dicts.