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Eugenia Malaccensis
Malay Ma*lay", Malayan Ma*lay"an, a. Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country. -- n. The Malay language. Malay apple (Bot.), a myrtaceous tree (Eugenia Malaccensis) common in India; also, its applelike fruit.
Gastromalacia
Gastromalacia Gas`tro*ma*la"ci*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, stomach + ? softness, fr. ? soft.] (Med.) A softening of the coats of the stomach; -- usually a post-morten change.
Jambosa Malaccensis
Otaheite apple O`ta*hei"te ap"ple [So named from Otaheite, or Tahiti, one of the Society Islands.] (Bot.) (a) The fruit of a Polynesian anacardiaceous tree (Spondias dulcis), also called vi-apple. It is rather larger than an apple, and the rind has a flavor of turpentine, but the flesh is said to taste like pineapples. (b) A West Indian name for a myrtaceous tree (Jambosa Malaccensis) which bears crimson berries.
Malacanthus plumieri
Matajuelo banco Ma`ta*jue"lo ban"co [Sp. blanco white.] A West Indian food fish (Malacanthus plumieri) related to the tilefish.
malacatoon
Melocoton Mel`o*co*ton", Melocotoon Mel`o*co*toon", n. [Sp. melocoton a kind of peach tree and its fruit, L. malum cotonium, or cotonea, or Cydonia, a quince, or quince tree, lit., apple of Cydonia, Gr. ? ?. See Quince.] (Bot.) (a) A quince. (b) A kind of peach having one side deep red, and the flesh yellow. [Written also malacatoon, malacotune.]
Malacatune
Malacatune Mal`a*ca*tune", n. See Melocoton.
Malacca
Malacca Ma*lac"ca, n. A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula. Malacca cane (Bot.), a cane obtained from a species of palm of the genus Calamus (C. Scipionum), and of a brown color, often mottled. The plant is a native of Cochin China, Sumatra, and Malays.
Malacca cane
Malacca Ma*lac"ca, n. A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula. Malacca cane (Bot.), a cane obtained from a species of palm of the genus Calamus (C. Scipionum), and of a brown color, often mottled. The plant is a native of Cochin China, Sumatra, and Malays.
Malacca weasel
Weasel Wea"sel, n. [OE. wesele, AS. wesle; akin to D. wezel, G. wiesel, OHG. wisala, Icel. hreyiv[=i]sla, Dan. v["a]sel, Sw. vessla; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. ?, ?, cat, weasel.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to the genus Putorius, as the ermine and ferret. They have a slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in destroying poultry, rats, etc. The ermine and some other species are brown in summer, and turn white in winter; others are brown at all seasons. Malacca weasel, the rasse. Weasel coot, a female or young male of the smew; -- so called from the resemblance of the head to that of a weasel. Called also weasel duck. Weasel lemur, a short-tailed lemur (Lepilemur mustelinus). It is reddish brown above, grayish brown below, with the throat white.
Malacca weasel
Rasse Rasse, n. [Cf. Malay r[=a]sa taste, sensation.] (Zo["o]l.) A carnivore (Viverricula Mallaccensis) allied to the civet but smaller, native of China and the East Indies. It furnishes a perfume resembling that of the civet, which is highly prized by the Javanese. Called also Malacca weasel, and lesser civet.
Malachite
Malachite Mal"a*chite, n. [Fr. Gr. ? a mallow, from its resembling the green color of the leaf of mallows: cf. F. malachite. Cf. Mallow.] (Min.) Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in green mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure. Note: Green malachite, or malachite proper, admits of a high polish, and is sometimes used for ornamental work. Blue malachite, or azurite, is a related species of a deep blue color. Malachite green. See Emerald green, under Green, n.
Malachite green
Malachite Mal"a*chite, n. [Fr. Gr. ? a mallow, from its resembling the green color of the leaf of mallows: cf. F. malachite. Cf. Mallow.] (Min.) Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in green mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure. Note: Green malachite, or malachite proper, admits of a high polish, and is sometimes used for ornamental work. Blue malachite, or azurite, is a related species of a deep blue color. Malachite green. See Emerald green, under Green, n.
malacia
Osteomalacia Os`te*o*ma*la"ci*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? bone + ? softness.] (Med.) A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also called malacia.
Malacissant
Malacissant Mal`a*cis"sant, a. [See Malacissation.] Softening; relaxing. [Obs.]
Malacissation
Malacissation Mal`a*cis*sa"tion, n. [L. malacissare to make soft, Gr. ?.] The act of making soft or supple. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Malaclemmys palustris
Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys acebra) of the Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa), native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also potter, slider, and redfender), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin (Malaclemmys palustris), are the most important American species. The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of the United States. Alligator terrapin, the snapping turtle. Mud terrapin, any one of numerous species of American tortoises of the genus Cinosternon. Painted terrapin, the painted turtle. See under Painted. Speckled terrapin, a small fresh-water American terrapin (Chelopus guttatus) having the carapace black with round yellow spots; -- called also spotted turtle.
Malacobdella
Malacobdella Mal`a*cob*del"la, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? soft + ? a leech.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.
Malacobdella
Bdellomorpha Bdel`lo*mor"pha,n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? leech + ? form.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of Nemertina, including the large leechlike worms (Malacobdella) often parasitic in clams.
Malacoclemmys palustris
Diamond-back Di"a*mond-back`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The salt-marsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast (Malacoclemmys palustris).
Malacoderm
Malacoderm Mal"a*co*derm, n. [Gr. ? soft + ? skin.] (Zo["o]l.) One of a tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body, as the fireflies.
Malacodermata
Malacoderm Mal"a*co*derm, n. [Gr. ? soft + ? skin.] (Zo["o]l.) One of a tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body, as the fireflies.
Malacolite
Malacolite Mal"a*co*lite, n. [Gr. ? soft + -lite.] (Min.) A variety of pyroxene.
Malacologist
Malacologist Mal`a*col"o*gist, n. One versed in the science of malacology.
Malacology
Malacology Mal`a*col"o*gy, n. [Gr. ? soft + -logy: cf. F. malacologie.] The science which relates to the structure and habits of mollusks.
Malacopoda
Malacopoda Mal`a*cop"o*da, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? soft + -poda.] (Zo["o]l.) A class of air-breathing Arthropoda; -- called also Protracheata, and Onychophora. Note: They somewhat resemble myriapods, and have from seventeen to thirty-three pairs of short, imperfectly jointed legs, two pairs of simple jaws, and a pair of antenn[ae]. The tranche[ae] are connected with numerous spiracles scattered over the surface of the body. Peripatus is the only known genus. See Peripatus.
Malacopteri
Malacopterygii Mal`a*cop`te*ryg"i*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? soft + ? wing, fin, fr. ? feather.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also Malacopteri.
Malacopterygii
Malacopterygii Mal`a*cop`te*ryg"i*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? soft + ? wing, fin, fr. ? feather.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc. Called also Malacopteri.
Malacopterygious
Malacopterygious Mal`a*cop`ter*yg"i*ous, a. (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the Malacopterygii.
Malacosteon
Malacosteon Mal`a*cos"te*on, n. [NL., Gr. fr. ? soft + ? bone.] (Med.) A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they become softened and capable of being bent without breaking.
Malacostomous
Malacostomous Mal`a*cos"to*mous, a. [Gr. ? soft + ? mouth.] (Zo["o]l.) Having soft jaws without teeth, as certain fishes.

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- Free-living Parasitic Arthropoda 1,257,000 Yes 1,000,000 (insects) Yes >40,000 (Malac- ostraca) Yes 94,000 Yes Yes >45,000 Mollusca 85,000 107,000 Yes 35,000...
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- The Journal of Molluscan Studies is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Malacological Society of London, covering research in malacology. The editor-in-chief...
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