antler
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antler¹
- /ˈænt.lə/ UK
- /ˈænt.lɚ/ US
- /ˈænʔ.lɚ/ US
- /ˈænʔ.ɫɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English auntelere, hauntelere, from Old French antoillier (“antler, horn”), from ante- (“in front of”) + oillier (oil (“eye”) + -ier (a suffix indicating location)), possibly from an unattested Latin *anteocularis (“before the eye”).
noun antlers
- A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year. While hiking in the woods, I found an antler from a deer.
Antler²
Where it comes from
Named for nearby Antler Creek, whose branches resemble deer antlers when viewed on a map.
proper noun
- A city and village in North Dakota.
Translations
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noun bony structure on the head of deer
| Español | cornamenta, cornadura, astamenta, cuerna, encornadura, caramera |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 角 tsuno |
| 中文 | 鹿角 lùjiǎo, 角 jiǎo |
| Kiswahili | pembe-tawi |
| Português | chifre, corno (de cervídeos), galhada |
| Français | bois, andouiller |
| Deutsch | Geweih |
| Italiano | corno, corna, corno ramificato, palco |
| Ελληνικά | κέρατο kérato |
| Română | corn, coarne |
| Русский | рог rog, рога́ rogá, олений рог olenij rog |
| العربية | قَرْن الْأَيِّل qarn al-ʔayyil |
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title = {antler},
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