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antennule

[ an-ten-yool ]

noun

Zoology.
  1. a small antenna, especially one of the foremost pair of a crustacean.


antennule

/ æˈɛː /

noun

  1. 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 — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٱ·Գ· [an-, ten, -y, uh, -ler], ·ٱ·Գ··y [an-, ten, -y, uh, -ler-ee], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of antennule1

First recorded in 1835–45; antenn(a) + -ule
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of antennule1

C19: from French, diminutive of antenna
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Example Sentences

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“Our experiments provide strong support that the sensory inactivation is principally due to the secretion physically covering the antennule and thus blocking chemicals from accessing chemosensory neurons,” the researchers conclude.

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When the eye-stalk is removed from a living lobster or prawn, it is found that under certain conditions a many-jointed appendage like the flagellum of an antennule or antenna may grow in its place.

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Antennule: a small antennae or feeler-like process.

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