Definitions for mandibulate

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mandibulate man·dib·u·late

Spelling: [man-dib-yuh-lit, -leyt]

IPA: /mænˈdɪb yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/

Mandibulate is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.

You can make 1167 anagrams from letters in mandibulate (aabdeilmntu).

Definitions for mandibulate

noun

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

adjective

1. having mandibles.

Origin of mandibulate

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

Examples for mandibulate

The Hymenoptera are mandibulate insects, their mouths being formed for biting, and they undergo complete metamorphoses.

Instrumenta cibaria: mouth parts of a mandibulate insect as a whole.

They are mandibulate; that is, their mouths are formed for biting, and they undergo an imperfect metamorphosis.