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antler.

A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈænt.lə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈænt.lɚ/General-American/ˈænʔ.lɚ/General-American/ˈænʔ.ɫɚ/General-American
  1. A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year.

    While hiking in the woods, I found an antler from a deer.
Where this word comes from

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”).

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