Definitions for feeler



Overview of noun feeler

The noun feeler has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) antenna, feeler

(one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste)

2. overture, advance, approach, feeler

(a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances")

3. antenna, feeler

(sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations")

4. barbel, feeler

(slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish)

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