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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

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

Other bees frequently touch the dancer with their antennae and bodies.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 24, 2026

Then the beetle seeks out an ant — climbing on top of it, clasping its antennae in its jaws and scooping up its pheromones with brush-like legs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

Their swollen abdomens seemed to glow with an evil, slow-murdering phosphorescence; their antennae drooped like wilted lettuce.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols



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