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mandibuliform

mandibuliform adjective: having the form of a mandible; said especially of the maxillae of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.

Adjective

mandibuliform (not comparable)

  1. Having the form of a mandible; said especially of the maxillae of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.

Origin of mandibuliform

From mandibula + -iform.

Questions about mandibuliform

What does mandibuliform mean?
Mandibuliform means having the form of a mandible; said especially of the maxillae of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
What part of speech is mandibuliform?
Mandibuliform is an adjective.

Words near mandibuliform in the dictionary

  1. mandibulating
  2. mandibulation
  3. mandibulations
  4. mandibulectomies
  5. mandibulectomy
  6. mandibuliform
  7. mandibulo-
  8. mandibuloacral
  9. mandibuloacral dysplasia
  10. mandibulofacial
  11. mandibulohyoid

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