Assertion: insect's mouthpart | /r/HasProperty | adapted
Facets:
value: for biting with a toothed jaw
type: CAUSE
value: for chewing with powerful mandibles
type: CAUSE
value: each with a segmented palp
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The mouthparts are adapted for chewing with powerful mandibles and a pair of maxillae, each with a segmented palp.
text: The mouthparts are adapted to sucking and the mandibles are usually reduced in size or absent.
text: The mouthparts are adapted for both chewing and sucking by having both a pair of mandibles and a long proboscis for sucking up nectar.
text: The mouthparts are adapted for biting with a toothed jaw; the flap-like labrum, at the front of the mouth, can be shot rapidly forward to catch prey.