scissorlike
[
siz
-er-lahyk]
/ˈsɪz ərˌlaɪk/
adjective
1.
like
scissors
; moving, operating, or crossing in a manner suggesting the blades of
scissors
.
Origin
1865-70;
scissor(s)
+
-like
Examples from the web for
scissorlike
The strike is executed when the mandibles are released, crossing over each other in a
scissorlike
motion.