Etymology

mandibulate

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Today it means: Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects. Full definition →

Late Latin mandibula ← Latin mandō
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mandibulate · adjective1

  1. Latinmandō
  2. Late Latinmandibula
  3. English todaymandibulate

From Late Latin mandibula + English -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

mandibulate · noun2

  1. translingual · borrowed fromMandibulata
  2. translingual · borrowed fromMandibulata
  3. English todaymandibulate

Borrowed from Translingual Mandibulata.

mandibulate · verb3

  1. Latinmandō
  2. Late Latinmandibula
  3. English todaymandibulate

From Late Latin mandibula + English -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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