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antlerlessness

antlerlessness noun: absence of antlers.

Noun

antlerlessness (uncountable)

  1. Absence of antlers.
    • Antlerlessness was noted only in females. This phenomenon is fairly rare for wild deer of the Kola Peninsula, in contrast to some mountain and tundra populations where antlerlessness reaches 25-23%.1991, International Union of Game Biologists, Global trends in wildlife management, page 301
    • The judge slowly opened the bag and there in all its antlerlessness was the deer head from the illegally taken fawn.2007, Tom Chapin, Poachers Caught!: Adventures of a Northwoods Game Warden

Origin of antlerlessness

From antlerless + -ness.

Questions about antlerlessness

What does antlerlessness mean?
Antlerlessness means absence of antlers.
What part of speech is antlerlessness?
Antlerlessness is a noun.

Words near antlerlessness in the dictionary

  1. antler moths
  2. antlered
  3. Antlered God
  4. antlerite
  5. antlerless
  6. antlerlessness
  7. antlerlike
  8. antlerogenesis
  9. antlerogenic
  10. antlers
  11. Antles

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