ANTEMURAL
An`te*mu"ral, n. Etym: [L. antemurale: ante + murus wall. See Mural.]
Defn: An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.
ANTENATAL
An`te*na"tal, a.
Defn: Before birth. Shelley.
ANTENICENE
An`te*ni"cene, a. Etym: [L.]
Defn: Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first council of Nice, held a. d. 325; as, antenicene faith.
ANTENNA An*ten"na, n.; pl. Antennæ. Etym: [L. antenna sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.
ANTENNAL
An*ten"nal, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Belonging to the antennæ. Owen.