4 definitions found 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. [1913 Webster] 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}. [1913 Webster] {Antler moth} (Zool.), a destructive European moth ({Cerapteryx graminis}), which devastates grass lands. [1913 Webster] 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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