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biarticulate

American

[bahy-ahr-tik-yuh-lit, -layt] / ˌbaɪ ɑrˈtɪk jə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

Also biarticulated

adjective

Zoology.

having two joints, as the antennae of certain insects.

Etymology

Origin of biarticulate

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

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biarticulate

He failed to find any trace of the mandibles, but Le Conte described them as small, flat, subquadrate, with the inner side deeply crenulate, and resembling those of Corylophus; the stipes well developed, and biarticulate.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various

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