antennule

 [an-ten-yool]  

an·ten·nule

   [an-ten-yool]
noun Zoology.
a small antenna, especially one of the foremost pair of a crustacean.
Origin:
1835–45; antenn(a) + -ule

Related forms
an·ten·nu·lar  [an-ten-yuh-ler] , an·ten·nu·lar·y  [an-ten-yuh-ler-ee] , adjective
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antennule (ænˈtɛnjuːl)
 
—n
one of a pair of small mobile appendages on the heads of crustaceans in front of the antennae, usually having a sensory function
 
[C19: from French, diminutive of antenna]

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