antennata
|an-ten-na-ta|
/ˌænˈtɛnətə/
having antennae
Etymology
'antennata' originates from Modern Latin (used in scientific Latin), ultimately from Latin 'antenna' meaning 'a sail yard' or 'spar,' which in zoological usage came to mean 'a feeler or sensory appendage.' The adjectival form was created by adding the feminine '-ata' ending.
'antenna' (Latin, originally 'sail yard') was repurposed in post‑classical/modern scientific vocabulary to denote sensory appendages; from this developed forms such as 'antennatus/antennata' in New/Modern Latin and then the adopted technical usage 'antennata' in species names and descriptive biology.
Initially, 'antenna' referred to a nautical spar (sail yard); over time it acquired the biological sense 'sensory appendage' and the derived adjective 'antennata' came to mean 'having antennae.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a specific epithet or taxonomic name element used in species names (e.g., Genus antennata) indicating that the organism has notable antennae.
In the inventory, several entries ended with antennata, signaling species characterized by distinctive antennae.
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Adjective 1
having antennae; furnished with or bearing antennae (technical/biological usage).
The small beetle was described as antennata because its long sensory appendages were especially prominent.
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