antler
/ˈæntlə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ऐन्ट्लर
(बारहसिंगे या हिरण का) शाखादार सींग
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one of the two horns that grow on the head of a male deer, which have several branches
(बारहसिंगे या हिरण का) शाखादार सींग
- The stag lowered its antlers and charged.
- a pair of antlers
- Deer shed their antlers every year and grow a new pair.
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- The hunter's trophy was a large antler fixed to the wall.
- Two stags locked antlers and pushed against each other in the clearing.
Synonyms horn
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antler (countable noun, usually plural antlers)
A deer has two antlers; the word is usually used in the plural for the full set.
हिरण के दो antlers होते हैं; पूरे जोड़े के लिए शब्द प्रायः plural में प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The stag raised its antlers and looked around.
- One antler had broken off in the fight.
a pair of antlers
A pair of antlers is the natural way to speak of both horns of one animal.
एक ही पशु के दोनों सींगों के लिए 'a pair of antlers' स्वाभाविक अभिव्यक्ति है।
- The museum has a pair of antlers from a sambar deer.
antler + noun (compound)
Antler can come before another noun, as in antler handle or antler velvet.
'Antler' दूसरे noun से पहले आ सकता है, जैसे 'antler handle' या 'antler velvet'।
- The knife had a handle made of antler.
antler vs horn
Antlers are made of bone and are shed every year; horns are permanent and are never branched in the same way.
Antlers हड्डी के बने होते हैं और हर साल गिर जाते हैं; horns स्थायी होते हैं और उसी तरह शाखाओं वाले नहीं होते।
- A deer has antlers, but a buffalo has horns.
antler / antlers (singular and plural)
Use antler for a single horn and antlers for both; when a deer sheds them, each antler falls off.
एक सींग के लिए 'antler' और दोनों के लिए 'antlers' का प्रयोग होता है; जब हिरण इन्हें गिराता है, तो हर antler अलग से गिरता है।
- Each antler can weigh several kilos in a large stag.
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adjective + antlers
branchinglargebrokenvelvet-coveredsharp
- The stag's large antlers made it look majestic.
verb + antlers
growshedlockrubdisplay
- Deer shed their antlers every year.
antler + noun
tiphandleracktrophy
- He hung a deer antler rack on the wall.
antlers + of + animal
of a stagof a deerof a sambarof a reindeer
- The antlers of a reindeer can grow very long.
antler + verb
fall offbranch outclashgrow back
- The stag's antlers grow back every spring.
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- Two stags locked antlers in the forest clearing.
वन की खुली जगह में दो नर हिरणों ने अपने सींग आपस में भिड़ा दिए।
- Radhika sketched a deer with beautiful branching antlers.
राधिका ने सुंदर शाखाओं वाले सींगों वाले हिरण का रेखाचित्र बनाया।
- Only male deer grow antlers, except for reindeer.
रेनडियर को छोड़कर केवल नर हिरणों के antlers उगते हैं।
- The old hunter's hut had an antler hanging above the door.
पुराने शिकारी की झोपड़ी में दरवाज़े के ऊपर एक antler टँगा था।
- The zoo guide explained why antlers fall off each spring.
चिड़ियाघर के गाइड ने समझाया कि हर वसंत में antlers क्यों गिर जाते हैं।
- The hunters followed the tracks until they found a shed antler.
शिकारी तब तक पदचिह्नों के पीछे चले जब तक उन्हें गिरा हुआ एक antler नहीं मिल गया।
- The sambar's antlers were wide and heavy.
साँभर के सींग चौड़े और भारी थे।
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General knowledge
The barasingha, the state animal of Madhya Pradesh, is a swamp deer named for its many-branched antlers.
मध्य प्रदेश का राजकीय पशु बारहसिंगा एक दलदली हिरण है, जिसका नाम उसके कई शाखाओं वाले antlers के कारण पड़ा है।