antennary

[ an-ten-uh-ree ]

adjective

, Zoology.

1. of, relating to, or resembling an antenna.
2. bearing antennae; antennate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antennary¹

1830–40; antenn(a) + -ary ( def )

Example Sentences

Each of them is prolonged anteriorly into an antennary nerve, and is continuous behind with one of the œsophageal commissures.

From Project Gutenberg

Antennary furrow: in Mallophaga, grooves on the under side of the head in which the antennae lie.

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Arising from the anterior portion of the heart are the antennary arteries, running to the antenn.

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The antennary groove of the flea should then be transfixed and held firmly by the left-hand needle.

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