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ant·ler A0352400 (ănt′lər)n. One of a pair of hornlike, bony, deciduous growths, often elongated and branched, on the head of an adult member of the deer family, usually found only on males.
[Middle English aunteler, from Old French antoillier, from Vulgar Latin *antoculāre, anteoculāre : Latin ante-, ante- + Latin oculāris, of the eye; see ocular.]
ant′lered adj.antler (ˈæntlə) n (Zoology) 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[C14: from Old French antoillier, from Vulgar Latin anteoculare (unattested) (something) in front of the eye]ant•ler (ˈænt lər)
n. one of the solid deciduous horns, usu. branched, of an animal of the deer family. [1350–1400; Middle English aunteler < Middle French antoillier < Vulgar Latin *anteoculāris (rāmus) anteocular (branch of a stag's horn). See ante-, ocular] ant′lered, adj. ant′ler•less, adj. ant·ler (ănt′lər) A horny growth on the head of a deer, moose, elk, or other related animal, usually having one or more branches. Antlers typically grow only on males and are shed and grown again each year.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  antler - deciduous horn of a member of the deer familyhorn - one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulatescervid, deer - distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers |
Translationsantler (ˈӕntlə) noun a deer's horn. 鹿角 鹿角antler
antler: see hornhorn,
in zoology, one of a pair of structures projecting from the head of a hoofed animal, used chiefly as a weapon. In cattle, sheep, Old World antelopes, and related animals the horns are permanent and unbranched and are usually present in both sexes.
..... Click the link for more information. .antler[′ant·lər] (vertebrate zoology) One of a pair of solid bony, usually branched outgrowths on the head of members of the deer family (Cervidae); shed annually. antler 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 antler
antler (ănt′lər)n. One of a pair of hornlike, bony, deciduous growths, often elongated and branched, on the head of an adult member of the deer family, usually found only on males.
ant′lered adj.antler
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