antenna
n. உணர்கொம்பு, பூச்சிவகையில் உவ்ர்ச்சியுறுப்பு, (தாவ.) செடிவகைகளில் ஊருதல் தர அமைவு, வானலைக்கொடி, கம்பியில்லாத் தந்தியில் வானலை வாங்கவும் பரப்பவும் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் அமைவு.
An*ten"na, n.; pl. Antennæ. Etym: [L. antenna sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.] (Zoöl.) Defn: A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.