mandibulate

English

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

mandibulate (not comparable)

  1. Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from translingual Mandibulata.

Noun

mandibulate (plural mandibulates)

  1. (taxonomy) Any arthropod of the clade Mandibulata, comprising the arthropods with mandibles.
Translations

Etymology 3

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

Verb

mandibulate (third-person singular simple present mandibulates, present participle mandibulating, simple past and past participle mandibulated)

  1. To handle material using mandibles (or, in the case of birds, the bill).
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