biarticulate

[ bahy-ahr-tik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

, Zoology.

1. having two joints, as the antennae of certain insects.

Word History and Origins

Origin of biarticulate¹

First recorded in 1810–20; bi- ¹ + articulate

Example Sentences

In the Predaceous Beetles this lobe is biarticulate and palpiform; and in Staphylinus olens, &c. it also consists of two joints.

From Project Gutenberg

Biarticulate, twice-jointed, or two-jointed; separating into two pieces.

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