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Antenne

the name given to the movable jointed organs of touch and hearing attached to the heads of insects, myriapods, etc., and commonly called horns or feelers. They present a very great variety of forms. The small antennæ of the lobster bear olfactory bristles, and have an ear lodged at the base. And, in short, there are numerous observations to justify the general statement that in many cases the antennæ are sensitive to smell, sound, and probably taste. Deprived of its antennæ, an ant, for instance, is peculiarly helpless. ANTEQUERA (an-te-kā'ra), a city of Andalusia in Spain, in the province of Malaga, a place of some importance under the Romans, with a ruined Moorish castle.

Manufactures of woolen, leather, soap, etc. Pop. about 35,000.

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