mandibulate

English

Etymology 1

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Late Latin mandō

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder.

Late Latin -bula

Late Latin mandibula

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātuslbor.

English -ate

English mandibulate

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

Adjective

mandibulate (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• emandibulate

Etymology 2

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Translingual Mandibulatabor.

English mandibulate

Borrowed from Translingual Mandibulata.

Noun

mandibulate (plural mandibulates)

1. (taxonomy) Any arthropod of the clade Mandibulata, comprising the arthropods with mandibles.

Translations

arthropod of the clade Mandibulata

• German: Mandibeltier n

Etymology 3

Etymology tree

Late Latin mandō

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder.

Late Latin -bula

Late Latin mandibula

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātuslbor.

English -ate

English mandibulate

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)

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

Derived terms

• mandibulation