mandibulate

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Late Latin mandibula + English -ate (adjective-forming suffix). ==== Adjective ==== mandibulate (not comparable) Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Translingual Mandibulata. ==== Noun ==== mandibulate (plural mandibulates) (taxonomy) Any arthropod of the clade Mandibulata, comprising the arthropods with mandibles. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Late Latin mandibula + English -ate (verb-forming suffix). ==== Verb ==== mandibulate (third-person singular simple present mandibulates, present participle mandibulating, simple past and past participle mandibulated) To handle material using mandibles (or, in the case of birds, the bill). ===== Derived terms ===== mandibulation