antennaed

adjective

an·​ten·​naed an-ˈte-nəd 

: having antennas or an antenna

an antennaed insect

… an accumulation of views of an antennaed metal shack

—Peter Schjeldahl, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2004

: having antennas of a specified kind

—used in combination

long-antennaed beetles

She focused, sharpening the finder's image of the high square tipsy-antennaed house.

—Ira Levin, The Stepford Wives, 1972

Word History

Etymology

antenna + -ed entry 1

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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