mandibulate

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

adjective

having mandibles.

noun

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

Origin of mandibulate

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

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Historical Examples of mandibulate

Instrumenta cibaria: mouth parts of a mandibulate insect as a whole.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
John. B. Smith
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
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