Definition of Mandibulates. Meaning of Mandibulates. Synonyms of Mandibulates

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Definition of Mandibulates

Mandibulate
Mandibulate Man*dib"u*late, Mandibulated Man*dib"u*la`ted, a. (Zo["o]l.) Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.
Mandibulate
Mandibulate Man*dib"u*late, n. (Zo["o]l.) An insect having mandibles.

Meaning of Mandibulates from wikipedia

- major subdivisions of the phylum Arthropoda, alongside Chelicerata. Mandibulates include the crustaceans, myriapods (centipedes and millipedes), and all...
- limbs. The clade contains all living arthropods (i.e. chelicerates and mandibulates) as well as several fossil groups that share these characteristics (e...
- Micropterigoidea Micropterigidae (mandibulate archaic moths)...
- closely related to mandibulates, forming the clade Antennulata. Some studies place them as stem-group euarthropods, with mandibulates and chelicerates more...
- such as the annelids. Median ocelli are present in chelicerates and mandibulates; lateral ocelli are also present in chelicerates. No fossil organisms...
- usually suggested to be stem-group arthropods, have been suggested to be Mandibulates in some recent studies. The Hymenocarina, a group of bivalved arthropods...
- Micropterigoidea Micropterigidae (mandibulate archaic moths)...
- challenged by suggestions that the artiopods are more closely related to mandibulates, forming the clade Antennulata instead. There is no consensus as to ****igning...
- the chelicerae of arachnids, mandibles can often be used to chew food. Mandibulates also differ by having antennae, and also by having three distinct body...
- group recent research has suggested that they may be closely related to mandibulates. Many specimens are known with exceptional soft tissue preservation,...