Home › Words › A › antennectomyantennectomyantennectomy means the removal of the antennae (of an insect).EtymologyFrom antenna + -ectomy.nounThe removal of the antennae (of an insect)Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.antennectomized 78% match — Subjected to antennectomy vs antennectomy →allatectomy 68% match — The surgical removal of the corpus allatum from an insect. vs antennectomy →antennation 67% match — An act of antennating, or touching the antennae to another insect. vs antennectomy →antennate 65% match — To bring one's antennae into contact with another insect. vs antennectomy →antennaless 65% match — Without antennae. vs antennectomy →allatectomize 63% match — To perform an allatectomy upon. vs antennectomy →antennocerebral 62% match — Relating to, or connecting the antennas (or antennal lobes) and the brain (of an insect) vs antennectomy →antennated 62% match — Possessing at least one antenna. vs antennectomy →