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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

Today, there’s a Christmas tree fashioned out of communication antennae on her bow.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025

He waved his antennae carefully, considering the notice, assuring himself of his new senses, planting Ins feet squarely in the insect world as if to brace himself in it.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White



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