antler

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noun
  1. one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.

Origin of antler

1
1350–1400; Middle English aunteler<Middle French antoillier<Vulgar Latin *anteoculārem (rāmum), accusative singular of *anteoculāris (rāmus) anteocular (branch of a stag's horn). See ante-, ocular

Other words from antler

  • ant·ler·less, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for antler

antler

/ (ˈæntlə) /


noun
  1. one of a pair of bony outgrowths on the heads of male deer and some related species of either sex. The antlers are shed each year and those of some species grow more branches as the animal ages

Origin of antler

1
C14: from Old French antoillier, from Vulgar Latin anteoculare (unattested) (something) in front of the eye

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