antlers

Meanings

• noun

  Large, branching structures growing from the skulls of certain animals, particularly deer and antelope, used for protection and mating displays.

  - "The hunter tracked the deer by its antlers."
  - "The antlers of the male elk were larger than those of the female."

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Rhymes

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mints , pints , pins , chins

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Variants

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antler , antlered , antlerless , antlers , royal antler , royal antlers

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Etymology

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Old English andreol, from and, 'upon' + helm, 'helmet'. Antlers are indeed like helmets, protecting the animal's head.

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Trivia

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1. Antlers are the only body part that grows larger and larger each year, as the animal sheds its antlers annually and grows new ones.

2. The world record for the largest set of antlers ever recorded was from a Alaskan moose, with a spread of 72 inches.

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Related Concepts

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1. horns: Antlers are a type of horn, but not all horns are antlers. Antlers are bony structures that grow from the skull and are shed annually, whereas horns are permanent structures that grow from the skull, such as those found in cattle and bighorn sheep.

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Culture

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In various cultures, antlers have been used as symbols of strength, power, and fertility. In ancient Greece, for instance, they were associated with the god Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility.

How to Memorize "antlers"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a deer standing proudly with its antlers spread wide.

2. associate
   

   - Associate antlers with strength, power, and the outdoors.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'An deer old enough to grow antlers' as a mnemonic for remembering that antlers are a feature of older deer.

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