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antennae

NOUN
appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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A pair of black antennae lie in front of her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

It is no bigger than a fingertip, but has comically large antennae - which Hughes likens to "big floppy ears".

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

This structure separates spiders and their relatives from insects, which instead have antennae at the front of their bodies.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026

Using satellite images, shore-based antennae, data and other sources, Kpler aims to reconstruct the trajectory of a vessel that has "gone dark," he added.

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

Sometimes, they even bite off the distal halves of each other’s antennae, to eliminate the temptation.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas


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