: one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
also
: a branch of an antler
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Export rules vary by country and generally apply not just to live animals and plants but to their byproducts, such as fur, hide, feathers, scales, antlers and bones.
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Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
So far, the rabbit sculpture has sported an American flag to celebrate Independence Day, a basket for Easter, a pointed orange-and-black hat for Halloween and reindeer antlers and a red nose for Christmas.
—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 19 May 2024
Additionally, wildlife officers learned that Christopher Alexander deceptively profited from the poaching, selling deer antlers and receiving payments totaling $20,000 from an antler collector, a hunting magazine and a company that sells deer products, according to Yost's office.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 17 May 2024
His massive six-point antlers were deep brown, tipped with ivory, wide of spread, and many-pointed.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
The canoe, itself a symbol of early America and the country’s long history of trade and forced migration, displays other antlers inside of antique cages.
—Evan Nicole Brown, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Members of the Box Elder County Sheriff's Office responded to the Hansel Mountains on Monday, April 27, after an individual reported finding skeletal remains while looking for shed antlers, Chief Deputy Sheriff Cade Palmer said in a news release on Facebook.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Rescuers searched for Broncho in Utah and Idaho, but he was not found until the antler hunter discovered his remains.
—Helena Wegner, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2024
The individuals then reportedly took the valuable parts off the deer, including their antlers and hides, while leaving the rest to rot.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 2 May 2024
Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
So far, the rabbit sculpture has sported an American flag to celebrate Independence Day, a basket for Easter, a pointed orange-and-black hat for Halloween and reindeer antlers and a red nose for Christmas.
—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 19 May 2024
Additionally, wildlife officers learned that Christopher Alexander deceptively profited from the poaching, selling deer antlers and receiving payments totaling $20,000 from an antler collector, a hunting magazine and a company that sells deer products, according to Yost's office.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 17 May 2024
His massive six-point antlers were deep brown, tipped with ivory, wide of spread, and many-pointed.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
The canoe, itself a symbol of early America and the country’s long history of trade and forced migration, displays other antlers inside of antique cages.
—Evan Nicole Brown, New York Times, 8 May 2024
Members of the Box Elder County Sheriff's Office responded to the Hansel Mountains on Monday, April 27, after an individual reported finding skeletal remains while looking for shed antlers, Chief Deputy Sheriff Cade Palmer said in a news release on Facebook.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Rescuers searched for Broncho in Utah and Idaho, but he was not found until the antler hunter discovered his remains.
—Helena Wegner, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2024
The individuals then reportedly took the valuable parts off the deer, including their antlers and hides, while leaving the rest to rot.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 2 May 2024
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“Antler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antler. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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