mandibulate

/man-dib-yuh-lit, -leyt/US // mænˈdɪb yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt //

颚形,颚式,下颌骨,颚形的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

n.名词 noun

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- : Entomology. a mandibulate arthropod of the subphylum Mandibulata, including water fleas, fairy shrimp, millipedes, and centipedes.

The Hymenoptera are mandibulate insects, their mouths being formed for biting, and they undergo complete metamorphoses.
They are mandibulate; that is, their mouths are formed for biting, and they undergo an imperfect metamorphosis.
Instrumenta cibaria: mouth parts of a mandibulate insect as a whole.