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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

Today, there’s a Christmas tree fashioned out of communication antennae on her bow.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2025

The two of them sat in silence for a while, Lyra uncomfortable on the hard floor of the wardrobe and Pantalaimon self-righteously twitching his temporary antennae on one of the robes.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman



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