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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Antler \Ant"ler\, n. [OE. auntelere OF antoillier andoiller endouiller fr F. andouiller fr an assumed LL antocularis fr L. ante before + oculus eye. See {Ocular}.] (Zo["o]l.) The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag. Huge stags with sixteen antlers. --Macaulay. Note: The branch next to the head is called the brow antler, and the branch next above, the bez antler, or bay antler. The main stem is the beam, and the branches are often called tynes. Antlers are deciduous bony (not horny) growths, and are covered with a periosteum while growing. See {Velvet}. {Antler moth} (Zo["o]l.), a destructive European moth ({Cerapteryx graminis}), which devastates grass lands. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: antler n : deciduous horn of a member of the deer family From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Antler, ND (city, FIPS 2660) Location: 48.97130 N, 101.28302 W Population (1990): 74 (55 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58711
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