Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

mandibulate en · ADJ · etymology 1

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).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.

Deriveds

emandibulate

mandibulate en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Translingual Mandibulata.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mandibulates Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (1)

de Mandibeltier (arthropod of the clade Mandibulata)

mandibulate en · VERB · etymology 3

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 (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mandibulates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
mandibulated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mandibulated Tense=Past lexicographic
mandibulating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

mandibulation