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antennule
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an·ten·nule  (n-tnyl)
n. Zoology
A small antenna or similar organ, especially one of the first pair of small antennae on the head of a crustacean.
[French, diminutive of antenne, antenna, from Medieval Latin antenna, sail yard; see antenna.]
an·tennu·lar adj.
antennule [ænˈtɛnjuːl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) one of a pair of small mobile appendages on the heads of crustaceans in front of the antennae, usually having a sensory function
[from French, diminutive of antenna]
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Also, the interantennular septum is completely absent in the megalopa, and the septum is barely visible at the upper and lower edges between the two antennular fossae in the largest juveniles.
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