mandibulate

An obsolete adjective meaning having mandibles or jaws, typically used in zoological contexts.

• 🇵🇹Adjetivo de uso erudito que significa que possui mandíbulas ou peças bucais do tipo mandíbula, geralmente empregado em contexto zoológico.

1. Having mandibles C2 formal

   Possessing or relating to mandibles, which are mouthparts used for biting and chewing, typically in insects and arthropods.

   • The mandibulate insect uses its strong jaws to crush leaves.
   • Many beetles are mandibulate, allowing them to chew through wood.
   • The scientist studied the mandibulate structure of the ant colony.

   🇵🇹Que possui mandíbulas

• more mandibulate comparative form
• most mandibulate superlative form