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antennule

American

[an-ten-yool] / ænˈtɛn yul /

noun

Zoology.

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

antennule British

/ ænˈtɛnjuːl /

noun

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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Other Word Forms

antennular adjective
antennulary adjective

Etymology

Origin of antennule

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

Example Sentences

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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.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

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