ant|ler

ant|ler
ant|ler «ANT luhr», noun.
1. the solid, bony, hornlike growth of a male deer or of related animals, such as elk, moose, or caribou, usually having one or more branches when fully grown. Antlers are shed once a year and grow back again during the next year.
2. a branch of such a growth.
[< Old French antoillier, ultimately < Latin ante before + oculus eye]
ant´ler|like´, adjective.

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  • ant´ler|like´ — ant|ler «ANT luhr», noun. 1. the solid, bony, hornlike growth of a male deer or of related animals, such as elk, moose, or caribou, usually having one or more branches when fully grown. Antlers are shed once a year and grow back again during the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ant|ler|less — «ANT luhr lihs», adjective. without antlers …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ler — al·ber·tus·ta·ler; al·ler·gen; al·ler·gic; al·ler·gin; al·ler·gist; al·ler·gol·o·gy; al·ler·gy; al·ler·i·on; an·nul·ler; ant·ler; ant·ler·ite; ar·til·ler·ist; be·dev·il·ler; beg·ler·beg; bel·ler; bel·ler·ic; bel·ler·o·phon; bime·ler·ite;… …   English syllables

  • antler — ant·ler …   English syllables

  • antler — ant•ler [[t]ˈænt lər[/t]] n. zool. one of the solid deciduous horns, usu. branched, of an animal of the deer family • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME aunteler < MF antoillier < VL *anteoculāris (rāmus) anteocular (branch of a stag s horn). See… …   From formal English to slang

  • antler — ant|ler [ˈæntlə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: antoillier, probably from Vulgar Latin anteoculare, from anteocularis in front of the eyes ] one of the two horns of a male ↑deer …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • antler — ant|ler [ æntlər ] noun count one of the horns on the head of a male DEER …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • antlerite — ant·ler·ite …   English syllables

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