1839 XV. 84/2 The antennæ..are nine-jointed.
1869 ‘M. Twain’ in 25 (1953) 54 The description of the physical torment due to his efforts to pronounce a certain ‘nine-jointed’ Russian name.
1939 22 462 Palpi nine jointed, one third longer than proboscis, with a protuberance on the middle of the fourth joint bearing a single spine.