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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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mandibulate1
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Example Sentences
The Hymenoptera are mandibulate insects, their mouths being formed for biting, and they undergo complete metamorphoses.
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They are mandibulate; that is, their mouths are formed for biting, and they undergo an imperfect metamorphosis.
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Instrumenta cibaria: mouth parts of a mandibulate insect as a whole.
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