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  1. 1. n. The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. deciduous horn of a member of the deer family Source: wordnet
  3. 3. The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag. Huge stags with sixteen antlers. Macaulay. Note: The branch next to the head is called the brow antler, and the branch next above, the bez antler, or bay antler. The main stem is the beam, and the branches are often called tynes. Antlers are deciduous bony (not horny) growths, and are covered with a periosteum while growing. See Velvet. Antler moth (Zoöl.), a destructive European moth (Cerapteryx graminis), which devastates grass lands. Source: webster
  4. 4. The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervineanimal, as of a stag.Huge stags with sixteen antlers. Macaulay. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n. deciduous horn of a member of the deer family Source: ecdict

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