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mandibulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mandibu-late
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.

noun

Any arthropod of the clade Mandibulata, comprising the arthropods with mandibles.

verb

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin mandō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. 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).

Inflected Forms

mandibulates (plural) mandibulates (present, singular) mandibulating (participle, present) mandibulated (participle, past) mandibulated (past)

Derived Forms

emandibulate mandibulation

Questions

What does mandibulate mean?
Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.
Where does mandibulate come from?
Etymology tree Latin mandō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. 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).

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