Definitions for Antler
ˈænt lərantler

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. antlernoun

   deciduous horn of a member of the deer family

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. antlernoun

   a branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs. They are grown and shed each year. (Compare with horn, which is generally not shed.)

   While hiking in the woods, I found an antler from a deer.

2. Etymology: From auntelere, hauntelere, from antoillier, of unknown origin. The attempted explanation deriving from an unattested *, seems doubtful, as no other Romance language has a similar word of such formation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Antlernoun

   Properly the first branches of a stag’s horns; but, popularly and generally, any of his branches.

   Etymology: andouillier, Fr.

   Grown old, they grow less branched, and first lose their brow antlers, or lowest furcations next to the head. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iii. c. 9.

   A well grown stag, whose antlers rise
   High o’er his front, his beams invade the skies. Dryden.

   Bright Diana
   Brought hunted wild goats heads, and branching antlers
   Of stags, the fruit and honour of her toil. Matthew Prior.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Antler

   Antlers are extensions of an animal's skull found in members of the Cervidae (deer) family. Antlers are a single structure composed of bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue, skin, nerves, and blood vessels. They are generally found only on males, with the exception of reindeer/caribou. Antlers are shed and regrown each year and function primarily as objects of sexual attraction and as weapons. In contrast to antlers, horns—found on pronghorns and bovids, such as sheep, goats, bison and cattle—are two-part structures that usually do not shed. A horn's interior of bone is covered by an exterior sheath made of keratin (the same material as human fingernails and toenails).

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1. antler

   An antler is a pair of bony, branched structures that grow from the head of a male deer and some related species of animals. They are usually shed and regrown annually and are primarily used by males for fighting and displaying to attract a mate during the mating season. Each branch of the antler is called a tine. In some species, like the caribou, both males and females grow antlers.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Antlernoun

   the entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag

2. Etymology: [OE. auntelere, OF. antoillier, andoiller, endouiller, fr. F. andouiller, fr. an assumed LL. antocularis, fr. L. ante before + oculus eye. See Ocular.]

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1. Antler

   Antlers are the usually large, branching bony appendages on the heads of males of most deer species.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Antler

   ant′lėr, n. a bony outgrowth from the frontal bones of deer—restricted to males, except in the reindeer: branch of a stag's horn.—adj. Ant′lered. [O. Fr. antoillier—Late L. ant(e)ocular-em (ramum), the branch of a stag's horn in front of the eyes.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. antler

   A structure on the head of specific species of deer.

   Deer have antlers on the top of their head.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2017  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Antler in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Antler in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Antler in a Sentence

1. Yu Qiangmin:

   At the moment the real money-spinners are deer antler and ginseng.

2. Greg Hare:

   While we were there we thought we would look around and within five minutes Senior Project Archaeologist Christian Thomas found this massive barbed antler point sticking out of the ice patch.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Antler
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Antler
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Antler
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antler
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Antler
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Antler
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Antler