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Antler   /ˈæntlər/   Listen
Antler

noun
1.
Deciduous horn of a member of the deer family.



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"Antler" Quotes from Famous Books



... had been making a picture of wild horses. He now held up the picture, scratched on a piece of deer antler. ...
— The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone • Margaret A. McIntyre

... of stags are efficient weapons, there can, I think be no doubt that a single point would have been much more dangerous than a branched antler; and Judge Caton, who has had large experience with deer, fully concurs in this conclusion. Nor do the branching horns, though highly important as a means of defence against rival stags, appear perfectly well adapted for this purpose, as they are liable to become interlocked. The suspicion ...
— The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex • Charles Darwin



Words linked to "Antler" :   deer, horn, cervid



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