Of the jaws of a rotifer: having well-developed, stout mallei.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Thomas Hudson (1828–1903), naturalist. From malleus + -ate.
malleate2
/ˈmalɪeɪt/
Now rare
verb
[with object]To beat with a hammer; specifically to beat (metal) thin or flat.
Origin
Late 16th century. Either from malleat-, past participial stem of post-classical Latin malleare, or independently from classical Latin malleus hammer + -ate, after malleable, malleation.