Difference between revisions of "antennation"

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|etymology=Latin <i>antenna</i>, feeler; suffix denoting act
 
|etymology=Latin <i>antenna</i>, feeler; suffix denoting act
|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) The act of touching with the antennae that function as a sensory probe or tactile signal to another insect.
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|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) The act of touching with the antennae that [[function]] as a [[sensory]] probe or [[tactile]] signal to another insect.
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Revision as of 00:39, 14 September 2013

antennation (noun; Latin antenna, feeler; suffix denoting act): (Arthropoda: Insecta) The act of touching with the antennae that function as a sensory probe or tactile signal to another insect.