ANTENNÆ
\antˈɛnə], \antˈɛnə], \a_n_t_ˈɛ_n_ə]\
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an-ten'[=e], n.pl. the feelers or horns of insects, crustaceans, and myriopods.--adjs. ANTENN'AL, ANTENN'ARY, ANTENN'IFORM, ANTENNIF'EROUS. [L. antenna, a sailyard, the L. translation of Aristotle's keraiai, horns of insects, a word also used of the projecting ends of sailyards.]
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