antennanoun
uk/ænˈten.ə/us/ænˈten.ə/antenna noun (ORGAN)
[ C ] plural antennae uk/-iː/useither of a pair of long, thin organs that are found on the heads of insects and crustaceans (= animals with hard outer shells) and are used to feel with
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The development & parts of insects
- caterpillar
- chrysalis
- cocoon
- egg
- feeler
- grub
- larva
- maggot
- nit
- proboscis
- pupa
- silkworm
- thoracic
- woodworm
- worm
antenna noun (NOTICING)
[ C usually plural ] plural antennae or antennas the natural ability to notice things and understand their importance:
Her finely-tuned political antennae helped her to sense problems that less experienced politicians might not detect.
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Perceptive
- acute
- acutely
- alert
- eagle eye
- eye
- gimlet
- have an eye for sth idiom
- have eyes in the back of your head idiom
- have gimlet eyes idiom
- have/keep (all) your wits about you idiom
- hawk-eyed
- insight
- observant
- perceptive
- percipient
- razor-sharp
- sharp
- sharp-eyed
- sharply
- wit
antenna noun (PART OF RADIO)
[ C ] plural antennas mainly US an aerial noun
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Broadcasting: radio
- aerial
- am
- autotune
- bandwidth
- CB
- Citizens' Band
- digital radio
- MW
- omnidirectional
- pirate
- playlist
- public broadcasting
- receiver
- reception
- shout-out
- tranny
- transponder
- tuner
- two-way
- UHF
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