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||Mal`a*cob*del"la (?), n. [NL., fr.
Gr. &?; soft + &?; a leech.] (Zoöl.) A genus of
nemertean worms, parasitic in the gill cavity of clams and other
bivalves. They have a large posterior sucker, like that of a leech.
See Illust. of Bdellomorpha.

Mal"a*co*derm (?), n. [Gr. &?; soft +
&?; skin.] (Zoöl.) One of a tribe of beetles
(Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body, as the
fireflies.

Mal"a*co*lite (?), n. [Gr. &?; soft +
-lite.] (Min.) A variety of pyroxene.

Mal`a*col"o*gist (?), n. One
versed in the science of malacology.

Mal`a*col"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?; soft +
-logy: cf. F. malacologie.] The science which
relates to the structure and habits of mollusks.

||Mal`a*cop"o*da (?), n. pl. [NL., fr.
Gr. &?; soft + -poda.] (Zoöl.) A class of
air-breathing Arthropoda; -- called also Protracheata, and
Onychophora.


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