antennation
UK/æntɪˈneɪʃən/
antennation noun: an act of antennating, or touching the antennae to another insect.
Noun
antennation (countable and uncountable, plural antennations)
- 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 of antennation
| plural | antennations |
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Origin of antennation
From antennate + -ion.
Words that rhyme with antennation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about antennation
- What does antennation mean?
- Antennation means an act of antennating, or touching the antennae to another insect.
- What part of speech is antennation?
- Antennation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce antennation?
- Antennation is pronounced /æntɪˈneɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of antennation?
- The plural of antennation is antennations.
Words near antennation in the dictionary
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