Antlers
Branching deer horns
Antlers are the branched bony growths on the heads of deer, elk, moose, and related animals.
Unlike horns, which are permanent, antlers are shed and regrown annually.
The word typically appears in plural because the paired structure functions as a unit: a buck with an impressive set of antlers.
Mounted antlers serve as hunting trophies or rustic décor.
Frame for holding items
- tinesFork's pointed projections
- beamStructural support member
- pointsUnits of tally
- velvetThick-pile textile
pedicle · palmate · branching · spread · crown · fork · burr · symmetry
Repeated developmental stages
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- velvetThick-pile textile
- ossificationConversion to bone tissue
calcium · testosterone · photoperiod · cartilage · mineralization · blood supply · regrowth · casting
Male gender characteristics
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- renewalMaking current again
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
heraldry · crest · regalia · Celtic · pagan · forest spirit · shamanism · crown
Award for winning
- rackFrame for holding items
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- mountClimb up or steed
- taxidermyPreserving animal skins lifelike
shed hunting · points · big game · buck fever · harvest · record book · wall mount · prize
rack
Frame for holding items
velvet · pedicle · palmate · branching · spread · crown · fork · burr · symmetry · mass
growth cycle
Repeated developmental stages
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- velvetThick-pile textile
ossification · calcium · testosterone · photoperiod · cartilage · mineralization · blood supply · regrowth · casting · hardening
masculinity
Male gender characteristics
royalty · heraldry · crest · regalia · Celtic · pagan · forest spirit · shamanism · crown · virility
trophy
Award for winning
taxidermy · shed hunting · points · big game · buck fever · harvest · record book · wall mount · prize · sportsman
deer
Antlered hoofed mammal
- elkLarge North American cervid
- mooseLargest cervid, northern forests
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
reindeer · stag · buck · whitetail · mule deer · red deer · fallow deer · roe deer · wapiti · hart
chandelier
Decorative suspended light fixture
- buttonsSmall disc fasteners
- knife handleBlade's gripping section
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
carving · furniture · decor · toggle · dog chew · scrimshaw · ornament · rustic · artisan
Antlershorns
Bony animal projections
goat horns · rhinoceros horn · tusks · hornless · polled
- deer antlerBranching bone on cervid
- antler rackMounted deer headgear display
- reindeer antlersBranched growths on caribou
- elk antlersBony cervid headgear
- moose antlersBranching skull protrusions
- shed antlersHorns a deer dropped