antler

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈænt.lə(ɹ)/ SAMPA: /{nt.l@(r)/
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[edit] Etymology

From French antoillier which came from Latin for rarum ante ocularis (“branch before the eyes”), after the look of antlers which resemble a tree branch.

[edit] Noun

antler (plural antlers)

1. 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.)

   While hiking in the woods, I found an antler from a deer.

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