mandibulate

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

/ mænˈdɪb yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

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having mandibles.

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

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

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