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Antennal
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Antennal
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1. plural -nae (-naɪ)
one of a pair of mobile appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, etc, that are often whiplike and respond to touch and taste but may be specialized for swimming or attachment
2. plural -nas another name for aerial (sense 7)
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Antennal
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1. Word forms: plural anˈtennae (ænˈtɛni
; antenˈē) or anˈtennas
either of a pair of movable, jointed sense organs on the head of most arthropods, as insects, crabs, or lobsters; feeler
2. Word forms: plural anˈtennas Radio and Television
an arrangement of wires, metal rods, etc. used in sending and receiving electromagnetic waves; aerial
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Antennal
see synonyms of antennaln. pl. an·ten·nae(-tĕnē)
1.
a. Zoology One of the paired, flexible, segmented sensory appendages on the head of an insect, myriapod, or crustacean functioning primarily as an organ of touch.
b. Something likened to this sensory appendage, as in function or form: sensitive public relations antennae.
2. A structure in a photosynthetic organism containing pigment molecules that absorb light energy and transfer it to a reaction center composed of proteins and pigments, where the light energy is converted into chemical energy.
3. pl. an·ten·nas A metallic apparatus for sending or receiving electromagnetic waves such as radio waves.
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