antler
A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer, normally in pairs, grown…A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year.
» He was looking for discarded antlers.
Meaning
1 sensesA deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year.
While hiking in the woods, I found an antler from a deer.
Geweih
рогrog, рога́rogá, олений рогolenij rog
рігrih
- deciduous horn of a member of the deer family
Examples
36 sentencesHe was looking for discarded antlers.
The creature had antlers atop its head.
I found a deer antler walking in the forest.
In some cultures, antlers are used for medicinal purposes.
The male deer proudly displayed his antlers during mating season.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English auntelere, hauntelere, from Old French antoillier (“antler, horn”), frFrom Middle English auntelere, hauntelere, from Old French antoillier (“antler, horn”), from ante- (“in front of”) + oillier (oil (“eye”) + -ier (a suffix indicating location)), possibly from an unattested Latin *anteocularis (“before the eye”).
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