biarticulate

or bi·ar·tic·u·lat·ed

[bahy-ahr-tik-yuh-lit, -leyt or bahy-ahr-tik-yuh-ley-tid]

adjective Zoology.

having two joints, as the antennae of certain insects.

Origin of biarticulate

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

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Examples from the Web for biarticulate

Historical Examples of biarticulate

Biarticulate, twice-jointed, or two-jointed; separating into two pieces.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
In the Predaceous Beetles this lobe is biarticulate and palpiform; and in Staphylinus olens, &c. it also consists of two joints.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)
William Kirby