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forcipate

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[fawr-suh-peyt, fohr-] / ˈfɔr səˌpeɪt, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

  1. having the shape of or resembling a forceps.

Etymology

Origin of forcipate

1660–70; < Latin forcip- (stem of forceps ) forceps + -ate 1

Example Sentences

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Dermatoptera: skin-winged: an ordinal term applied to insects with elytriform, abbreviated primaries beneath which the secondaries are folded transversely and fan-like: mouth mandibulate, prothorax free; abdomen forcipate; metamorphosis incomplete: the Forficulidae or earwigs.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

In females of the Lithobiomorpha and Scutigeromorpha the appendages of this somite—the gonopods—are jointed, forcipate and relatively well developed although small.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

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