Plural of antenna

Forms of antenna

Antennae and antennas in a sentence

• The overall shape of most insect antennae is elongate and cylindrical, although elaborations into plumose, lamellate, or pectinate forms have arisen many times in different insect lineages.2006, Timothy Duane Schowalter, Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach, →ISBN, page 22
• The moth's antennae were pectinate in shape, set with long teeth along one edge only.From the entry pectinate
• Many click beetles have serrate antennae.From the entry serrate
• The dung beetle had lamellate antennae.From the entry lamellate
• As coconut crabs live on the land, the aesthetascs on their antennae are shorter and blunter than those of other crabs and look more like those of insects.From the entry aesthetasc

Meaning of antenna

1. noun An appendage used for sensing on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
2. noun An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
3. noun The faculty of intuitive astuteness.

Full definition of antenna

Nouns ending in -a: plural -ae

• nova (novae)
• ala (alae)
• aura (aurae)
• fauna (faunae)
• vita (vitae)
• mamma (mammae)
• nebula (nebulae)
• supernova (supernovae)
• mora (morae)
• placenta (placentae)

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Questions about the plural of antenna

What is the plural of antenna?

The plural of antenna is antennae or antennas.

Which is correct, antennae or antennas?

Both are used. antennas is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is antenna countable?

Antenna is a countable noun.