Antenna

Definition:

  • (n.) 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 latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.

Compare antenna with other words:

antenna vs. antennae

antenna vs. antenniferous

antenna vs. palpicorn

antenna vs. clavicorn

antenna vs. nauplius

antenna vs. antenniform

antenna vs. horn

antenna vs. beaver

antenna vs. insecta

antenna vs. mast

antenna vs. antennal

antenna vs. scape

antenna vs. squame

antenna vs. incrassate

antenna vs. peduncle

antenna vs. tunicate

antenna vs. inocular

antenna vs. transmitter

antenna vs. squint

aerial vs. antenna

antenna vs. pectinate

antenna vs. lamellate

antenna vs. plumose

antenna vs. intuitive

animal vs. antenna

antenna vs. faculty

antenna vs. crab

antenna vs. insect

antenna vs. moth

antenna vs. feeler

antenna vs. dish