单词 | royal antler |
释义 | > as lemmasroyal antler royal antler n. (a) = sense B. 3b; (b) an antler with twelve points (cf. sense B. 3c). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > male > [noun] > body and parts > antler > main stem of beam1575 royal1575 royal antler1728 hornbeam1861 royal tine1877 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Royal antler, among Hunters, expresses the third Branch of the Horn of a Hart or Buck, that shoots out from the rear or main Horn above the Bayantler. 1849 J. Craig New Universal Dict. (at cited word) Royal antler, the third branch of the horn of a hart or buck, which shoots out from the rear. 1914 M. Peterson Fur Traders & Fur Bearing Animals 340 The bay antler is produced the fourth year, and the royal antler is acquired in the fifth year. 1996 B. Hell in P. Descola & G. Pálsson Nature & Society 206 Hunters are haunted by the dream of meeting face to face an animal sporting perfect ‘royal’ antlers. < as lemmas |
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