forcipate

[fawr-suh-peyt, fohr-]

adjective

having the shape of or resembling a forceps.

Origin of forcipate

1660–70; < Latin forcip- (stem of forceps) forceps + -ate¹

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The mandibles are prominent, so as to terminate the head in an angle, toothless and forcipate.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4)
William Kirby