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biarticulate

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

adjective

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of biarticulate1

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

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Example Sentences

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

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

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