Main Entry:

ant·ler

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 \-lərd\ adjective

— ant·ler·less \-ləs\ adjective