mandibulate

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

/ mænˈdɪb yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

having mandibles.

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

Words nearby mandibulate

First recorded in 1820–30, mandibulate is from the New Latin word mandibulātus having mandibles. See mandible, -ate¹

They are mandibulate; that is, their mouths are formed for biting, and they undergo an imperfect metamorphosis.
The Young Collector's Handbook of Ants, Bees, Dragon-flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies|W. Harcourt Bath
The Hymenoptera are mandibulate insects, their mouths being formed for biting, and they undergo complete metamorphoses.
The Young Collector's Handbook of Ants, Bees, Dragon-flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies|W. Harcourt Bath
Instrumenta cibaria: mouth parts of a mandibulate insect as a whole.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith