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Antenna: Definition and part of speech

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Antenna

  1. n. A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Antefix: Definition and part of speech

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Antefix

  1. n. An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.
  2. n. An ornament fixed upon a frieze.
  3. n. An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Anteflexion: Definition and part of speech

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Anteflexion

  1. n. A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such manner that its axis is bent upon itself.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Antennule: Definition and part of speech

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Antennule

  1. n. A small antenna; — applied to the smaller pair of antennae or feelers of Crustacea.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.