antler

antler
    n 1: deciduous horn of a member of the deer family
    

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}.]
   (Zool.)
   The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine
   animal, as of a stag.
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         Huge stags with sixteen antlers.         --Macaulay.
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   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}.
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   {Antler moth} (Zool.), a destructive European moth
      ({Cerapteryx graminis}), which devastates grass lands.
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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
    

Antler, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
   Population (2000):    47
   Housing Units (2000): 44
   Land area (2000):     0.177727 sq. miles (0.460310 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.177727 sq. miles (0.460310 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            02660
   Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
   Location:             48.971318 N, 101.281940 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     58711
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Antler, ND
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