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feeler
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one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
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Other meanings
2. noun
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
3. noun
sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
4. noun
slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish
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