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DictionaryantlerBranched head growth
noun

antler

ANT-ler/ˈæntlər/

A branched bony growth on the head of a deer or related animal.

The deer has large, branching antlers.

A majestic deer head with clear branching bony antlers, one antler highlighted in warm light.
Etymology
antlerOld Frenchantler

Old French antoillier gave English a name initially used for the first tine of a deer’s horn, later any branch. Its proposed connection with a horn “in front of the eyes” is disputed.

In context

Ryan Kirby Art0:49
an injury to the pedicle can cause permanent non-typical traits to form on that deer's antler for the rest of its life. Whitetail antlers are the fastest growing bones on the planet.
How A Mature Buck Grows Antlers- Month To Month!!!

More examples

  • A branched antler lay among the leaves.
  • The young buck’s antlers were still growing.
  • He photographed the elk’s enormous antlers.

Forms

antler · antlers

Similar words

horn
A horn usually has a permanent keratin covering; an antler is bone and is usually shed and regrown.
tine
A tine is one branch of an antler, rather than the whole growth.