antennule

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antennule (noun; Latin diminutive antenna, feeler): (Arthropoda: Crustacea) The first antenna; anteriormost appendage, primarily sensory in function, but often adapted for other functions in different species; derived from appendages on the primitive second preoral somite; homologous to antennae of insects

See also: antenna.