ANTLERS
\ˈantləz], \ˈantləz], \ˈa_n_t_l_ə_z]\
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The horn of an animal of the deer family, typically present only in the male. It differs from the HORNS of other animals in being a solid, generally branched bony outgrowth that is shed and renewed annually. The word antler comes from the Latin anteocularis, ante (before) + oculus (eye). (From Webster, 3d ed)
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[Cf.] The male Cervidae, or true deer (and, in the case of the reindeer, the females also) have solid bony horns or antlers, shed yearly. Beginning with a single "dag," they add a fresh "tine, or " tyne," on each renewal till the eighth year, after which the additions are less regular. See Stages of growth of Deer.
By Henry Percy Smith
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