BIARTICULATE Definition & Meaning

biarticulate

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Zoology.

having two joints, as the antennae of certain insects.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of biarticulate¹

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

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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.

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