mandibulate

American  

[man-dib-yuh-lit, -leyt] / mænˈdɪb yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. having mandibles.

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noun

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

Etymology

Origin of mandibulate

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

Example Sentences

Some of the insects of this order are highly specialized, and their mouth-parts are fitted both for biting and sucking, and in this respect they connect the mandibulate and haustellate insects.

From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.

Isoptera: equal winged: an ordinal term for insects with four, similar, net-veined wings; mouth mandibulate; thoracic rings similar, loosely jointed metamorphosis incomplete: the Termitidae.

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

Platyptera: flat and broad-winged: an ordinal term applied to insects with four net-veined wings, secondaries longitudinally folded beneath primaries; mouth mandibulate; prothorax free; transformations complete: Psocidae, Termitidae, Perlidae and Mallophaga.

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

Mecoptera: long-winged: neuropterous insects with similar, large, unfolded wings; mouth mandibulate, prolonged into a beak: head free; thorax agglutinated; transformations complete: the scorpion flies or Panorpidae.

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

Thysanura: fringe-tails; wingless, mandibulate insects without metamorphosis; with anal appendages; body covered with scales; thoracic segments similar.

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