Any manducable creature. --Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
manducable — adjective Capable of being chewed; eatable … Wiktionary
manducable — man·du·ca·ble … English syllables
manducable — Edible or soft enough to chew … Grandiloquent dictionary
manducable — ˈmanjə̇kəbəl adjective Etymology: Late Latin manducabilis, from manducare + abilis able archaic : capable of being chewed : eatable … Useful english dictionary
manducate — manducable /man joo keuh beuhl/, adj. manducation, n. manducatory /man joo keuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /man joo kayt /, v.t., manducated, manducating. Archaic. to chew; masticate; eat. [1615 25; < L manducatus, ptp. of manducare to chew, eat,… … Universalium
manducation — [ mɑ̃dykasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1531; bas lat. manducatio, de manducare « manger » ♦ (1793) Physiol. Action de manger, ensemble des opérations mécaniques antérieures à la digestion (préhension, mastication, insalivation, déglutition). ● manducation nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
