different between mandibulate vs mandible

English

Adjective

mandibulate (not comparable)

1. Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.

Noun

mandibulate (plural mandibulates)

1. (zoology) An insect having mandibles

Verb

mandibulate (third-person singular simple present mandibulates, present participle mandibulating, simple past and past participle mandibulated)

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

Related terms

• mandibulation

English

Alternative forms

• mandibula

Etymology

Late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin mandibula (“jaw”), from mand? (“chew, masticate”) +? -bula (instrument noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæn.d?b.?l/, /?mæn.d?b.l?/
• Rhymes: -ænd?b?l

Noun

mandible (plural mandibles)

1. (anatomy, zootomy)
   1. The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.

      Synonyms: dentary, dentary bone, inferior maxillary bone, jawbone, lower jaw, submaxilla

   2. Either of the upper and lower segments of a bird's beak.
   3. Any of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials.
      1. One of the anterior pair of mouthparts of an arthropod, designed for holding and cutting food.

Derived terms

Related terms

• mange
• manger

Translations

See also

• jowl

References

• “mandible”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “mandible”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).