: 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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And not just because of the number of points the mammal has on its antlers.
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2025
The Muth's team also scattered a few chocolate reindeer with pretzel antlers among the snow.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Researchers also found a pile of antlers that were collected and discarded.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
But look a little closer, and there are horns, antlers, bloody doll parts and lots of homemade birch switches, though no kids were actually harmed.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 8 Dec. 2025
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2025
The Muth's team also scattered a few chocolate reindeer with pretzel antlers among the snow.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Researchers also found a pile of antlers that were collected and discarded.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
But look a little closer, and there are horns, antlers, bloody doll parts and lots of homemade birch switches, though no kids were actually harmed.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for antler
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“Antler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antler. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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