antennaed

Sporting sensory appendages

Having antennae—the sensory appendages found on insects, crustaceans, and other arthropods.

The word appears mainly in descriptive or scientific writing: antennaed creatures scuttled across the forest floor.

Occasionally used figuratively for someone highly attuned to signals: She moved through the party, antennaed for gossip.

arthropod

crustacean

Aquatic arthropod with exoskeleton

prawn · insect · beetle · moth · butterfly · cricket · grasshopper · ant · bee · cockroach

equipped

radio

Electromagnetic wave receiver

transmit · receiver · dish · rooftop · vehicle · television · array · mast · tower · dipole

perceptive

attuned

Adjusted to perceive

sensitive · intuitive · vigilant · observant · keen · discerning · responsive · watchful · perceptive · astute

Opposites
presence of antennae

antennaedunadorned

Lacking decoration or ornament

featureless · hornless · bare-headed

Phrases
Family

antenna, antennas, antennae, dish antenna, radio antenna

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G