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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shokkaku
"昆虫は触角を使って周囲の情報を探ります。"
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A pair of long, thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, and some other arthropods.
"The butterfly used its antennae to sense the sweet nectar of the flowers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Latin antennae, plural of antenna, originally referring to the yardarm of a ship, later adopted in biology for the sensory appendages of insects.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "antennae"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "antennae" is said worldwide
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antennes
Transliteration: antennes
"L'insecte bougeait ses antennes pour explorer son environnement."
Antennen
Transliteration: Antennen
"Der Käfer bewegte seine Antennen hin und her."
antenne
Transliteration: antenne
"La farfalla muoveva le sue antenne delicatamente."
antenas
Transliteration: antenas
"El insecto utilizaba sus antenas para detectar olores."
antenas
Transliteration: antenas
"As formigas usam suas antenas para se comunicar."
एंटीना
Transliteration: entiina
"कीड़े अपने एंटीना का उपयोग गंध महसूस करने के लिए करते हैं।"
触角
Transliteration: chùjiǎo
"这只昆虫正用它的触角探索四周。"
더듬이
Transliteration: deodeumi
"곤충은 더듬이로 주변을 감지합니다."
触角
Transliteration: shokkaku
"昆虫は触角を使って周囲の情報を探ります。"
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