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antennae

NOUN
appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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It is no bigger than a fingertip, but has comically large antennae - which Hughes likens to "big floppy ears".

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

If Mengucci’s plain talk can’t be received by investors’ antennae or Bluetooth, they’d better check their connectivity.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 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

This girl boss couldn’t feel less human if antennae sprouted from her eyebrows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

“I caught her on the windowsill in the hospital wing. Look very closely, and you’ll notice the markings around her antennae are exactly like those foul glasses she wears.”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling


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