Antennata

plural noun

An·​ten·​na·​ta

ˌantəˈnātə

in some classifications

: a primary division of Arthropoda comprising the arthropods with antennae or less broadly the true insects and the myriapods

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin antenna + New Latin -ata

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