English → Latin
“feelers” in Latin
corniculumdiminutive of cornū: A little horn.; A horn-shaped ornament on the helmet, awarded for bravery.antennayard on a ship; antenna in insects etc.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
feelers
(of an insect)(of an insect), sing., corniculum (Vid: Plin. 11, 28, 35): *antenna (technical term).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for feelers?
- The usual Latin words for “feelers” are corniculum, antenna. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.