mandibulate

[ man-dib-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

1. having mandibles.

noun

1. Entomology. a mandibulate arthropod of the subphylum Mandibulata, including water fleas, fairy shrimp, millipedes, and centipedes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mandibulate¹

First recorded in 1820–30, mandibulate is from the New Latin word mandibulātus having mandibles. See mandible, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

The Hymenoptera are mandibulate insects, their mouths being formed for biting, and they undergo complete metamorphoses.

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They are mandibulate; that is, their mouths are formed for biting, and they undergo an imperfect metamorphosis.

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Instrumenta cibaria: mouth parts of a mandibulate insect as a whole.

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