"antennation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: antennations [plural]
Etymology: From antennate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|antennate|ion}} antennate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} antennation (countable and uncountable, plural antennations)
  1. (entomology, of an insect) An act of antennating, or touching the antennae to another insect. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Entomology Translations (an act of touching the antennae to another insect): antenação [feminine] (Portuguese)

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