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antennae
/ænˈtɛni/
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an-TEN-ee: the plural ending sounds like ee.
The middle syllable takes the main stress and has the short e of “pen.” The final ae does not sound like a separate a followed by e.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The insect moved its antennae toward the leaf.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does antennae mean?
noun
- plural of antenna
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IPA pronunciation
/ænˈtɛni/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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The antennae have, moreover, acquired an importance, from the point of view of the physiology of stimulation, as stimulus-perceiving organs.
The Necrophori "exhaling the odour of musk, and bearing red pompons at the end of their antennae," are "transcendent alchemists."
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It goes to that breach repeatedly, puts in its head, examines it, explores it with its antennae, nibbles the edges of it.
Ants have considerable powers of intercommunication by means of their antennae, as shewn by Huber, who devotes a whole chapter to their language.
The ears, which were slightly above the eyes and closer together, were small, cup-shaped antennae, protruding not more than an inch on these young specimens.