Meanings
adjectiveforcipate (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyHaving a forceps-like structure.
Origin
From Latin forcip(is) + -ate.
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forcipate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forcipate
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“forcipate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forcipate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forcipate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forcipate.
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