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antennating

antennating is the present participle and gerund of antennate.

Meaning of antennate

Verb

antennate (third-person singular simple present antennates, present participle antennating, simple past and past participle antennated)

  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.2005, Peter J.B. Slater, Jay S. Rosenblatt, Charles T. Snowdon, Advances in the Study of Behavior, →ISBN, page 10

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Questions about antennating

What is antennating the present participle and gerund of?
Antennating is the present participle and gerund of antennate.

Words near antennating in the dictionary

  1. antennary
  2. antennas
  3. antennate
  4. antennated
  5. antennates
  6. antennating
  7. antennation
  8. antennations
  9. antennectomies
  10. antennectomized
  11. antennectomy

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