mandibulate

English

Adjective

mandibulate (not comparable)

  1. Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.

Noun

mandibulate (plural mandibulates)

  1. (zoology) An insect having mandibles

Verb

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

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