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antennule

[an-ten-yool]
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noun Zoology.
  1. a small antenna, especially one of the foremost pair of a crustacean.
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Origin of antennule

First recorded in 1835–45; antenn(a) + -ule
Related formsan·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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Historical Examples

  • Make a drawing of the surface of part of an eye; also of an antennule; and of an antenna.

    Elementary Zoology, Second Edition

    Vernon L. Kellogg

  • If it is in its natural position, it is not an antennule, but the endopodite of the second or third pair of cephalic appendages.

British Dictionary definitions for antennule

antennule

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
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Word Origin

C19: from French, diminutive of antenna
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