: 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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His garage was filled with deer heads and a pile of antlers.
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Paul Larosa, CBS News, 3 July 2025
Nearly 10 years later, a passerby looking for deer antlers found Johnson's remains.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
What first catches the eye are the elk antlers: deep mahogany-brown, their tine tips worn smooth from rutting season.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 July 2025
July's full moon coincides with the time during which the antlers of male deer, known as bucks, are growing after their annual shed.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 July 2025
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Paul Larosa, CBS News, 3 July 2025
Nearly 10 years later, a passerby looking for deer antlers found Johnson's remains.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
What first catches the eye are the elk antlers: deep mahogany-brown, their tine tips worn smooth from rutting season.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 2 July 2025
July's full moon coincides with the time during which the antlers of male deer, known as bucks, are growing after their annual shed.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 July 2025
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“Antler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antler. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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