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   antennule

   /anˈtɛnjuːl/

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   • 1. a small antenna, especially either of the first pair of antennae in a crustacean.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: diminutive of antenna.

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   What is an antennule in physics?

   • Make a drawing of the surface of part of an eye; also of an antennule; and of an antenna. Measured along the curvature, the same antennule is about 11 mm. Antennule definition: a small antenna, especially one of the foremost pair of a crustacean.. See examples of ANTENNULE used in a sentence.

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   Where did the word antennule come from?

   • The earliest known use of the noun antennule is in the 1820s. OED's earliest evidence for antennule is from 1826, in the writing of John Mason Good, physician and surgeon. antennule is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin antennula.

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   What is the function of the antennule?

   • Furthermore, the antennule is a motor organ: it is actively moved in three dimensions to survey its sensory environment, including its iconic behavior—antennular flicking—which it uses to temporally and spatially sample the animal’s chemo-mechanical surroundings (Snow, 1973; Schmitt and Ache, 1979; Reidenbach, 2018).

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   What is the meaning of the term 'antennary'?

   • The term 'antennary' is of, pertaining to, or of the nature of an antenna. In entomology, it is specifically applied to that segment of the head of insects which bears the antennae.

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   What does antenuptial mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! Can you solve 4 words at once? Pick the best words! The meaning of ANTENUPTIAL is prenuptial. How to use antenuptial in a sentence.

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   What does antenna mean in zoology?

   • n. Zoology A small antenna or similar organ, especially one of the first pair of small antennae on the head of a crustacean. [French, diminutive of antenne, antenna, from Medieval Latin antenna, sail yard; see antenna .]

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   antennule in British English. (ænˈtɛnjuːl ) noun. one of a pair of small mobile appendages on the heads of crustaceans in front of the antennae, usually having a sensory function. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Make a drawing of the surface of part of an eye; also of an antennule; and of an antenna. Measured along the curvature, the same antennule is about 11 mm. Antennule definition: a small antenna, especially one of the foremost pair of a crustacean.. See examples of ANTENNULE used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of ANTENNULE is a small antenna or similar appendage.

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   Antennule is a small antenna or similar organ, especially on the head of a crustacean. Learn the origin, usage and synonyms of this word from various dictionaries and sources.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun antennule. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   noun. A small antenna, esp. a crustacean's secondary, smaller antenna. Webster's New World. A small antenna or similar organ, especially one of the first pair of small antennae on the head of a crustacean. American Heritage Medicine.

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   shellfish, any aquatic invertebrate animal having a shell and belonging to the phylum Mollusca, the class Crustacea (phylum Arthropoda), or the phylum Echinodermata. The term is often used for the edible species of the groups, especially those that are fished or raised commercially.