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antennae

NOUN
appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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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

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

My father always said to me, “Bill, in life, you have to keep your antennae up. Opportunities present themselves. You’ve got to take advantage of them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

He cleaned his antennae with his forefeet, frisking and smoothing them so that he looked like a Victorian villain twirling his moustachios.

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


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