antler
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noun \ˈant-lər\Definition of ANTLER
: 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
— ant·lered \-lərd\ adjective
— ant·ler·less \-ləs\ adjective
See Origin of ANTLER
Middle English aunteler, from Anglo-French antiler, from Vulgar Latin *anteoculare, from neuter of *anteocularis located before the eye, from Latin ante- + oculus eye — more at eye
First Known Use: 14th century
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