antler
UK/ˈænt.lə//ˈænt.lɚ/
antler noun: a deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year.

Noun
antler (plural antlers)
Proper noun capitalized: Antler
Antler
- A city and village in North Dakota.
antler meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Punjabi
antler in Tamil
- சிம்புக்கொம்பு, மான்கொம்பு
antler in Urdu
- antler
- بارہ سنگا bārah siṅgā
antler in Kannada
- ಉದುರುಗೊಂಬು, ಕವಲ್ಗೊಂಬು
antler in Punjabi
- antler
- ਸਿੰਗ siṅg
More languagesFewer languages
- antler in Arabic
- قَرْن الْأَيِّل qarn al-ʔayyil
- antler in Indonesian
- tanduk
- antler in Myanmar
- ချို hkyui
Examples of antler in a sentence
- The set of antlers which hung on the wall was his prized trophy.
- Remember that these graceful “Bambis” are wild animals with sharp hooves and antlers.
- A female caribou has antlers same as a bull, but a cow moose is a mulley.
Forms of antler
| plural | antlers |
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Origin of antler
From Middle English auntelere, hauntelere, from Old French antoillier (“antler, horn”), from ante- (“in front of”) + oillier (oil (“eye”) + -ier (a suffix indicating location)), possibly from an unattested Latin *anteocularis (“before the eye”).
Named for nearby Antler Creek, whose branches resemble deer antlers when viewed on a map.
Words formed from antler
Phrases with antler
Questions about antler
- What does antler mean?
- Antler means a deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year.
- What is antler in Tamil?
- Antler in Tamil is சிம்புக்கொம்பு, மான்கொம்பு. See Antler meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is antler?
- Antler can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce antler?
- Antler is pronounced /ˈænt.lə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of antler?
- The plural of antler is antlers.
Words near antler in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: antler (page history and authors); Antler (page history and authors); antler (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); بارہ سنگا (Urdu) (page history and authors); antler (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸਿੰਗ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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