antler

[ ant-ler ]

noun

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

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

Other Words From

• antler·less adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of antler¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of antler¹

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

Example Sentences

I saw one guy in a pickup had stopped and was sawing off the head of a dead stag — presumably for the antlers, but maybe he was just hungry.

From Salon

“Yeah, the chance to be Trump’s V.P. Right now, people are, like, ‘What should I wear to my interview — antlers or bigger antlers?”

From New York Times

Over the course of two years, they were shot with tranquilizers, blindfolded, antlers wrapped, and flown to staging areas where they were trucked to the North Cascades.

From Seattle Times

Export rules vary by country and generally apply not just to live animals and plants but to their byproducts, such as fur, hide, feathers, scales, antlers and bones.

From Los Angeles Times

"In addition to gene expression patterns that support a single origin of horns and antlers, our results also show the regulation of gene expression patterns in these structures may differ from other bones," Calamari said.

From Science Daily