noun / adjective
stag
STAG/stæɡ/
A mature male deer.
The stag stands with its large, branching antlers clearly visible.
Etymology
Middle English stagge already named the adult male deer. The name probably originally referred to its pointed antler tines, though that deeper origin remains uncertain.
In context
a stag clearly with antlers
More examples
- A stag grazes at the edge of the forest.
- Two stags lock antlers during the mating season.
- We watch a stag cross the trail ahead of us.
Forms
stag · stags
Similar words
- buck
- Also a male deer, but not necessarily fully mature.