mandibulate

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

• 🇨🇳有颚的；具有下颌或咀嚼口器的。常用于动物学语境，指昆虫等具有上颚或咀嚼式口器的特征。

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.

   🇨🇳具颚的

• more mandibulate comparative form
• most mandibulate superlative form