stag's horn

stag's horn
noun or stag's horn moss
: staghorn 2a

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stag's horn same as ↑staghorn above.
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Main Entry:stag

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  • Stag — (st[a^]g), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. {Steg}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The adult male of the red deer ({Cervus elaphus}), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti. (b) The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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