antler

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antler - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Antler \Ant"ler\, n. [OE. auntelere, OF. antoillier, andoiller,
     endouiller, fr. F. andouiller, fr. an assumed LL.
     antocularis, fr. L. ante before + oculus eye. See Ocular.]
     (Zool.)
     The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine
     animal, as of a stag.
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           Huge stags with sixteen antlers.         --Macaulay.
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     Note: The branch next to the head is called the brow antler,
           and the branch next above, the bez antler, or bay
           antler. The main stem is the beam, and the branches are
           often called tynes. Antlers are deciduous bony (not
           horny) growths, and are covered with a periosteum while
           growing. See Velvet.
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     Antler moth (Zool.), a destructive European moth
        (Cerapteryx graminis), which devastates grass lands.
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antler - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  antler
      n 1: deciduous horn of a member of the deer family

antler - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Antler, ND (city, FIPS 2660)
    Location: 48.97130 N, 101.28302 W
    Population (1990): 74 (55 housing units)
    Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 58711