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One of a tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body, as the fireflies.

Any one of several species of Old World blood-sucking bats of the genus Megaderma.

The layer of the blastoderm, between the ectoderm and endoderm; mesoblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm and Ectoderm.

Pertaining to, or derived from, the mesoderm; as, mesodermal tissues.

Same as Mesodermal.

Murder. [Obs.] Farfax.

A genus of microörganisms of which the acetic ferment (Mycoderma aceti), which converts alcoholic fluids into vinegar, is a representative. Cf. Mother.

Pertaining to, or giving rise to, the central nervous system and epiderms; as, the neuroepidermal, or epiblastic, layer of the blastoderm.

A suborder of fishes of which Ostracion is the type.

One of the Pachydermata.

Of or relating to the pachyderms; as, pachydermal dentition.

A group of hoofed mammals distinguished for the thickness of their skins, including the elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, tapir, horse, and hog. It is now considered an artificial group.

Thick-skinned; not sensitive to ridicule.

Related to the pachyderms.

A hydrous borate of lime, near priceite.

The outer layer of bark.

A layer of green parenchimatous cells formed on the inner side of the phellogen.

One of the Placodermi.

Of or pertaining to the placoderms; like the placoderms.

Same as Placodermi.