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   antenna

   /anˈtɛnə/

   noun

   • 1. either of a pair of long, thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, and some other arthropods: "bugs use their antennae to detect blood heat"
   • ▪ the faculty of instinctively detecting and interpreting subtle signs: "he has the political antennae of a party whip"
   • 2. a rod, wire, or other device used to transmit or receive radio or television signals; an aerial: "a TV antenna"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin, alteration of antemna ‘yard’ (of a ship), used in the plural to translate Greek keraioi ‘horns (of insects)’, used by Aristotle.

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