— 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; manducatus, ptp. of manducare to chew, eat, deriv. of manducus glutton; see -ATE 1 ]