mandibulate

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adjective

Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.

OriginLate Latin mandibula ← Latin mandō →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

mandibulate1

adjectivemandibulate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableProvided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.

mandibulate2

nounmandibulate (plural mandibulates)

plural mandibulates

  1. biologyAny arthropod of the clade Mandibulata, comprising the arthropods with mandibles.

mandibulate3

verbmandibulate (third-person singular simple present mandibulates, present participle mandibulating, simple past and past participle mandibulated)

present singular third person mandibulates · participle present mandibulating · participle past mandibulated · past mandibulated

  1. To handle material using mandibles (or, in the case of birds, the bill).

Origin

mandibulate · adjective

  1. Latinmandō
  2. Late Latinmandibula
  3. Englishmandibulate

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

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mandibulate · noun

  1. translingualMandibulata
  2. translingualMandibulata
  3. Englishmandibulate

Borrowed from Translingual Mandibulata.

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mandibulate · verb

  1. Latinmandō
  2. Late Latinmandibula
  3. Englishmandibulate

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

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Translations

German Mandibeltier
  • Mandibeltierarthropod of the clade Mandibulata
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APA

mandibulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandibulate

MLA

“mandibulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandibulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mandibulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandibulate.

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