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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antler \Ant"ler\, n. [OE. auntelere, OF. antoillier, andoiller,
     endouiller, fr. F. andouiller, fr. an assumed LL.
     antocularis, fr. L. ante before + oculus eye. See {Ocular}.]
     (Zool.)
     The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine
     animal, as of a stag.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           Huge stags with sixteen antlers.         --Macaulay.
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     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}.
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     {Antler moth} (Zool.), a destructive European moth
        ({Cerapteryx graminis}), which devastates grass lands.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  antler
       n : deciduous horn of a member of the deer family

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Antler, ND (city, FIPS 2660)
    Location: 48.97130 N, 101.28302 W
    Population (1990): 74 (55 housing units)
    Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 58711

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Antler, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
     Population (2000):    47
     Housing Units (2000): 44
     Land area (2000):     0.177727 sq. miles (0.460310 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.177727 sq. miles (0.460310 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            02660
     Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
     Location:             48.971318 N, 101.281940 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     58711
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Antler, ND
      Antler
  

















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