Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antennate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ten-nate
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bring one's antennae into contact with another insect.

adj

Having antennae or a shaped-like form.

Example Sentences

"Workers attempt to avoid the queen, but if antennated try to escape or exhibit a submissive crouching posture, while the queen starts to bite and pull their legs and antennae."
"As reaction to humidity and activity level are usually closely linked it is therefore inadvisable to draw comparisons between strengths of response of de-antenate and antennate insects."

Etymology

From antenna + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

antennates (present, singular) antennating (participle, present) antennated (participle, past) antennated (past)

Derived Forms

antennation

Questions

What does antennate mean?: To bring one's antennae into contact with another insect.
Where does antennate come from?: From antenna + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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