English Explanatory Dictionary

antler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year. (Compare with horn, which is generally not shed.)
name
  1. A city and village in North Dakota.

Pronunciation

/ˈænt.lə/ /ˈænt.lɚ/ /ˈænʔ.lɚ/ /ˈænʔ.ɫɚ/ en-us-antler.ogg

Word forms

antler antlers

Etymology

From 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”).

Derived words

antlered antlerless antlerlike antlerogenesis antlerogenic Antlers bay antler bez antler crown antler deer antler knife velvet antler
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