Difference between revisions of "antennule"
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|etymology=Latin diminutive <i>antenna</i>, feeler | |etymology=Latin diminutive <i>antenna</i>, feeler | ||
| − | |definition=([[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 | + | |definition=([[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]]. | |see also=[[antenna]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:39, 14 September 2013
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 insectsSee also: antenna.
