Antennate
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 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."
Adjective
- 1 Having antennae or a shaped-like form. not-comparable, rare
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From antenna + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Etymology 2
From antenna + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).