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What is the difference between elk and antler?

elk | antler |

As nouns the difference between elk and antler

is that elk is (british) the largest member of the deer family (alces alces ); a moose while antler is a branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs they are grown and shed each year (compare with horn, which is generally not shed).

elk

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (British) The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces ); a moose.
  • (North America) The common wapiti (Cervus canadensis ); the second largest member of the deer family, smaller only than a moose. Elk never have flat antlers; moose do.

    • Synonyms

    * (Cervus candensis) wapiti * (Alces alces) moose

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    antler

    English

    (wikipedia antler)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs. They are grown and shed each year. (Compare with horn, which is generally not shed.)
    • While hiking in the woods, I found an antler from a deer .

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