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antler

ant·ler

antler

 
pronunciation:
aent lr
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part of speech: noun
definition: one of a pair of bony growths on the head of most kinds of deer. Male elk, moose, and white-tailed deer all grow antlers with branches or prongs. Deer grow new antlers every year. Caribou and reindeer are the only deer that have antlers on both the males and the females.
 
derivation: antlered (adj.)
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