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antlers

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Main Entry:
ant·ler 
          Listen to the pronunciation of antler
Pronunciation:
\ˈant-lər\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
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
Date:
14th century
: 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 
          Listen to the pronunciation of antlered \-lərd\ adjective
ant·ler·less 
          Listen to the pronunciation of antlerless \-ləs\ adjective


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