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Noun
S:
(n)
antenna
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feeler
(one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste)
S:
(n)
overture
,
advance
,
approach
,
feeler
(a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others)
"she rejected his advances"
S:
(n)
antenna
,
feeler
(sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ)
"he had a special antenna for public relations"
S:
(n)
barbel
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feeler
(slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish)