antennule

[ an-ten-yool ]
nounZoology.

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

Origin of antennule

1
First recorded in 1835–45; antenn(a) + -ule

Other words from antennule

  • an·ten·nu·lar [an-ten-yuh-ler], /ænˈtɛn yə lər/, an·ten·nu·lar·y [an-ten-yuh-ler-ee], /ænˈtɛn yəˌlɛr i/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for antennule

antennule

/ (ænˈtɛnjuːl) /

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

Origin of antennule

1
C19: from French, diminutive of antenna

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