mandibulate

[ man-dib-yuh-lit, -leyt ]
/ mænˈdɪb yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

having mandibles.

noun

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

Origin of mandibulate

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

Words nearby mandibulate

mandibular fossa, mandibular joint, mandibular nerve, mandibular node, mandibular process, mandibulate, mandibulo-oculofacial, mandibuloacral dysplasia, mandibulofacial, mandibulofacial dysostosis, mandilion

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