English Explanatory Dictionary

mandibulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.
noun
  1. Any arthropod of the clade Mandibulata, comprising the arthropods with mandibles.
verb
  1. To handle material using mandibles (or, in the case of birds, the bill).

Word forms

mandibulate mandibulates mandibulating mandibulated

Etymology

From Late Latin mandibula + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Derived words

emandibulate mandibulation
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