antennate

verb, adj — 2 senses

antennate

verb

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

1

Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences Of an insect To bring one's antennae into contact with another insect.

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.2005, Peter J.B. Slater, Jay S. Rosenblatt, Charles T. Snowdon, Advances in the Study of Behavior, →ISBN, page 10:

Derived terms: antennation

antennate

adj

Etymology From antenna + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

1

Rare Having antennae or a shaped-like form.

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.1944, The Journal of Experimental Biology, volumes 20-23, page 156:

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