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antennae

NOUN
appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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Antennae became disoriented when the craft rotated in midair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2016

The Antennae are the most famous example of a colliding pair of galaxies, a phenomenon that results in some of the favorite Hubble images due to their great diversity and graceful appearance.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2015

Antennae A crayfish�s antennae are covered in chemically sensitive organs that help it detect food.

From Time Magazine Archive

Antennae ante oculos insertae filiformes articulo basilari crassiori, secundo subgloboso brevissimo, ultimo apice conico acuto, Labrum semicirculare margine antico integro rotundato ciliato.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker

Antennae, transparent with pale brown tips, and a few pale brown spots in them, colour pale blue down centre of the back, dark prussian blue on each side.

From Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 by Grey, George



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