Antennata

/ænˈtɛneɪtə/ adjective

Definition

Having antennae or antenna-like appendages.

Etymology

From Latin antennae (sailyards, feelers) + -ata (having), used in biological taxonomy to describe organisms with observable antenna structures.

Kelly Says

Scientists use Latin endings like -ata as a universal language to describe organisms—a scientist in Japan and one in Brazil can both understand 'antennata' without translation!

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