An object protruding from the skull on certain animals; deciduous and ossified in nature. May be found on deer, elk, etc.

late 14c., from Anglo-French auntiler, Old French antoillier (14c., Modern French andouiller) "antler," perhaps from Gallo-Roman cornu *antoculare "horn in front of the eyes," from [..]

horn-like bony outgrowth on deer and related animals.

(n) deciduous horn of a member of the deer family

An antler is a boney growth on top of the head of deer. Antlers are shed and regrown each year. This differentiates them from horns which are permanant. Aquaculture

The horn of an Animal of the Deer Family, typically present only in the male. It differs from the HORNS of other Animals in being a solid, generally branched bony outgrowth that is shed and renewed an [..]

<zoology> The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag. "Huge stags with sixteen antlers." (Macaulay) 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 decidu [..]

A natural material often used by ancient cultures. It can be made soft by prolonged soaking in water, after which its carving becomes a comparatively simple matter

A branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs. They are grown and shed each year. (Compare with horn, which is generally not shed.) ''While hiking in the woo [..]