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Antler Common

Antler has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

deciduous horn of a member of the deer family

2

A branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs. They are grown and shed each year. (Compare with horn, which is generally not shed.)

Proper Noun
1

A city and village in North Dakota.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
horn

Origin

The word "antler" comes from Old French, where it originally meant "horn." Its roots combine elements meaning "in front of" and "eye," suggesting a connection to something located before the eye.

Rhyming Words
ler eeler apler owler nhler ogler taler haler filer tyler eller abler siler maler loler miler euler idler wyler poler
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