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Insect feelers
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antennae
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (en-irregular plural of antenna nodot=1) n. (en-irregular plural of antenna nodot=1)
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Antennae is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Morris , which was recorded in 1997 and released on the AUM Fidelity label. It features a trio with Jerome Deupree , who was the original drummer in the rock band Morphine and played with Morris on some ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Antenna \An*ten"na\, n.; pl. Antenn[ae] . [L. antenna sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.] (Zo["o]l.) A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Latinate plural of antenna ; see -ae .
Usage examples of antennae.
Lowering the transparent, protective shield over his face, he reflexively extended his antennae through the slots provided for that purpose and moved on, striding forward on all six legs.
The skull jerked once, twin antennae twitched violently, and then the body lay still.
Moving close so that the other eints in the relaxation chamber could not possibly overhear, she touched antennae with him while whispering into the hearing organs on his b-thorax.
Niowinhomek bent forward and practically wrapped her antennae around his.
Niowinhomek restrained him with a dip and weave of both antennae-though why she should want to he could not imagine.
Advancing almost threateningly, Des dipped his antennae to entwine them tightly with the other male's.
The people who lived up here were not superthranx, inured to temperatures that would stiffen the antennae of any normal individual.
Aware that Ouwetvosen was watching him closely, he straightened his antennae and shifted from six legs back onto four.
When Melnibicon indicated that they had crossed the ridge and were descending into Geswixt, he forced aside his unease and pressed his face and antennae to the port.
He struggled to keep his antennae from twitching, fought to conceal the fear that was raging through him.
The four new colonists-to-be waved truhands and twitched antennae to indicate that they understood the gravity of the situation.
The g-forces that piled up against Des and his companions pressed their antennae back against their skulls and kept them pinned to the flight benches.
Bend-ing close, he dipped his antennae forward to sample the essence of the bouquet.
Wholly at ease, Termilkulis's antennae drooped listlessly over his forehead.
He could still see with his eyes, hear with his ears, taste with his antennae, but he could not breathe.