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. 1856in Mayne Expos.Lex.; and in recent Dicts.