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One of a former tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body.
Usage- Dated
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The fireflies are malacoderms.
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In the recently published volumes on the Longicorn and Malacoderm beetles of Central America^([108]) there are numbers of beautifully coloured figures of the new species; and on looking over them we are struck by the curious resemblance of some of the Longicorns to species of the Malacoderm group.