mandibulate

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

• 🇷🇺Устаревшее прилагательное, означающее имеющий мандибулы или челюсти, обычно используемое в зоологическом контексте.

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.

   🇷🇺Имеющий мандибулы

• more mandibulate comparative form
• most mandibulate superlative form