antler

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈænt.lə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈænt.lɚ/, /ˈænʔ.lɚ/, /ˈænʔ.ɫɚ/ === Noun === antler (plural antlers) A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose, and elk, normally in pairs, grown and shed each year. (Compare with horn, which is generally not shed.) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Lenart, altern, learnt, rental, ternal