heorot

stag, male red deer

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An adult male deer with large antlers stands alert in a clearing while smaller deer remain behind him.

noun

hart

HART/hɑːrt/

An adult male deer, especially a red deer.

Etymology

hartOld Englishstag, male red deer

Old English heorot already named a male red deer. Later usage narrowed hart to a mature male after its fifth year, when the crown antler had appeared.

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