antlered
Having branched head growths
Antlered describes an animal, typically a deer, elk, or moose, that has antlers—the branching bony growths that sprout from the heads of males in the deer family.
Unlike horns, antlers are shed and regrown annually.
The word appears most often in nature writing or hunting contexts: an antlered buck emerged from the treeline.
It can also describe decorative or artistic representations: the antlered skull mounted above the fireplace.
Antlered hoofed mammal
- elkLarge North American cervid
- mooseLargest cervid, northern forests
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
- stagMale deer
reindeer · buck · wapiti · whitetail · roe · sambar · fallow · pronghorn
Splitting into separate directions
- tinesFork's pointed projections
- pointsUnits of tally
- rackFrame for holding items
- velvetThick-pile textile
beam · brow · crown · spread · fork · palmate · bifurcation · shedding
deer
Antlered hoofed mammal
- elkLarge North American cervid
- mooseLargest cervid, northern forests
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
stag · reindeer · buck · wapiti · whitetail · roe · sambar · fallow · pronghorn · ungulate
branching
Splitting into separate directions
velvet · beam · brow · crown · spread · fork · palmate · bifurcation · shedding · regrowth
sparring
Practice combat training
territory · breeding · combat · display · challenge · aggression · testosterone · courtship · harem · bugling
regal
Of or befitting royalty
magnificent · proud · silhouette · monarch · grandeur · dignified · iconic · towering · striking · powerful
antleredantlerless
Having no head branches
hornless · polled · bare-headed · dehorned · shed
- 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