antennation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /æntɪˈneɪʃən/ (UK)
Etymology
From antennate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, of an insect, uncountable) An act of antennating, or touching the antennae to another insect.
Soldiers’ stridulations elicited a smaller amount of antennations, but not statistically different from those elicited by Paussus favieri single pulses or worker stridulations.
2015 July 9, “The Pied Piper: A Parasitic Beetle’s Melodies Modulate Ant Behaviours”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antennations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
pt antenação (an act of touching the antennae to another insect)