forcipate

forcipate [fawr-suh-peyt, fohr-] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. having the shape of or resembling a forceps.

Origin of forcipate 1660–70; Latin forcip- (stem of forceps) forceps + -ate1 Examples from the Web for forcipate Historical Examples of forcipate

The mandibles are prominent, so as to terminate the head in an angle, toothless and forcipate.

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