[an-ten-uh] 
[-ten-ee] for 2. | 1. | a conductor by which electromagnetic waves are sent out or received, consisting commonly of a wire or set of wires; aerial. |
| 2. | Zoology. one of the jointed, movable, sensory appendages occurring in pairs on the heads of insects and most other arthropods. |
| an·ten·na (ān-těn'ə) n. pl. an·ten·nae (-těn'ē)
[Medieval Latin, from Latin, sail yard, translation of Greek keraia, insect feeler, yardarm.] an·ten'nal adj. |