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antennae

NOUN
appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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Antennae became disoriented when the craft rotated in midair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2016

The Antennae are the most famous example of a colliding pair of galaxies, a phenomenon that results in some of the favorite Hubble images due to their great diversity and graceful appearance.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2015

Antennae A crayfish�s antennae are covered in chemically sensitive organs that help it detect food.

From Time Magazine Archive

Antennae ante oculos insertae filiformes articulo basilari crassiori, secundo subgloboso brevissimo, ultimo apice conico acuto, Labrum semicirculare margine antico integro rotundato ciliato.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker

Antennae, with the pectinations rusty brown, lighter at the tips, the stem densely covered with white scales, palpi and head in front deep ferruginous.

From Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 by Grey, George



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