English definition of Antenna

English to English Dictionary ⇛
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Definition of antenna

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of antenna is as below...

Antenna (n.) A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids..

Lern More About Antenna

☛ Wiki Definition of Antenna

☛ Wiki Article of Antenna

☛ Google Meaning of Antenna

☛ Google Search for Antenna

Interocular :: Interocular (a.) Between, or within, the eyes; as, the interocular distance; situated between the eyes, as the antennae of some insects..

Antennae :: Antennae (pl. ) of Antenn.

Scyllarian :: Scyllarian (n.) One of a family (Scyllaridae) of macruran Crustacea, remarkable for the depressed form of the body, and the broad, flat antennae. Also used adjectively..

Tunicated :: Tunicated (a.) Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects..

Nodose :: Nodose (a.) Having nodes or prominences; having the alternate joints enlarged, as the antennae of certain insects..

Longicornia :: Longicornia (n. pl.) A division of beetles, including a large number of species, in which the antennae are very long. Most of them, while in the larval state, bore into the wood or beneath the bark of trees, and some species are very destructive to fruit and shade trees. See Apple borer, under Apple, and Locust beetle, under Locust..

Lamellicorn :: Lamellicorn (a.) Having antennae terminating in a group of flat lamellae; -- said of certain coleopterous insects.

Extra-ocular :: Extra-ocular (a.) Inserted exterior to the eyes; -- said of the antennae of certain insects.

Myriapoda :: Myriapoda (n. pl.) A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true jointed legs. They have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous trachaae, similar to those of true insects. The larvae, when first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See Centiped, Galleyworm, Milliped..

Squamellae :: Squame (n.) The scale, or exopodite, of an antenna of a crustacean..

Antennule :: Antennule (n.) A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antennae or feelers of Crustacea.

Insecta :: Insecta (n. pl.) One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those that have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of tracheae, opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect, n..

Antenniform :: Antenniform (a.) Shaped like antennae.

Acerous :: Acerous (a.) Without antennae, as some insects..

Brachyceral :: Brachyceral (a.) Having short antennae, as certain insects..

Basicerite :: Basicerite (n.) The second joint of the antennae of crustaceans.

Pinion :: Pinion (n.) A moth of the genus Lithophane, as L. antennata, whose larva bores large holes in young peaches and apples..

Lamellated :: Lamellated (a.) Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See Illust. of Antennae..

Redhorn :: Redhorn (n.) Any species of a tribe of butterflies (Fugacia) including the common yellow species and the cabbage butterflies. The antennae are usually red.

Procerite :: Procerite (n.) The segment next to the flagellum of the antennae of Crustacea.