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Definition of Antler

1. Noun. Deciduous horn of a member of the deer family.

Definition of Antler

1. n. The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag.

Definition of Antler

1. Noun. 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.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Antler

1. the horn of an animal of the deer family [n -S] : ANTLERED [adj]

Medical Definition of Antler

1. The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag. "Huge stags with sixteen antlers." (Macaulay) 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. Antler moth, a destructive European moth (Cerapteryx graminis), which devastates grass lands. Origin: OE. Auntelere, OF. Antoillier, andoiller, endouiller, fr. F. Andouiller, fr. An assumed LL. Antocularis, fr. L. Ante before + oculus eye. See Ocular. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antler

Literary usage of Antler

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Essay on the Theory of the Earth by Georges Cuvier, Robert Jameson (1827)
"The other antler, which comes off from the beam, we may call the sur-antler : in this specimen it consists of a broad plate or palm, concave on its upper ..."

2. Indian Village Site and Cemetery Near Madisonville, Ohio by Earnest Albert Hooton, Charles Clark Willoughby (1920)
"It is an interesting fact that some of the antler blades of the types illustrated on plate 14 have a bluntly ground scraping edge similar to that of the ..."

3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1907)
"Hammer of ied-aeer antler, the handle consisting of the brow tine, Hie hammering end being ... At this point the antler lias been sawn through transversely. ..."

4. A History of British Fossil Mammals, and Birds by Richard. Owen (1846)
"Base of antler, J nat. size. Kirkdale Cave. ... all known existing species in Europe, the fossil fragment of the antler above figured affords good evidence. ..."

5. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1910)
"Cylinder of antler possibly used as a (taker. From general diggings of mound I Fig. ... Flake or c-heri such as may have licen used for cutting antler. ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"This doll-like carving of antler is considered to be one of the finest pieces of prehistoric art ever found in northwestern America. ..."

7. Annual Report (new Series). by Geological Survey of Canada (1889)
"Porter't, Ledge on middle antler Creek is a little below the old town Southerly ... Where the^e pebbles are found on antler Creek, it is said there is gold ..."

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