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🦌 Without antlers 🦌 Animal with no antlers
antlerless

antlerless

7.7
An animal, especially a deer, without the hard branched horns on its head
  • noun
  • /ˈæntlərləs/
  • Jargon
: ciervo sin cuernos
  • Hunters often prefer to shoot antlerless deer to promote a healthier buck-to-doe ratio in the herd.
  • antlerless deer
  • antlerless permit
  • antlerless tag

Examples

  • Youths 10 and 11 years old will need to purchase and carry either an antlerless license or a combination license to participate.

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  • Will my 9-year-old be able to buy a junior antlerless license?

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  • Anything under 3" is considered antlerless in PA and NY for that matter ...

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  • A short time later, three generations of antlerless deer eased down a trail I was watching.

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  • During the hunting season, many hunters set their sights on antlerless deer to help control the population.

  • In some areas, an antlerless deer permit is required to ensure balanced wildlife management.

Synonyms

muley
vsantlerless
  • UK
1 9.9

An animal such as a deer or cow that has no horns

is mainly used in hunting and wildlife management rather than general speech

Antonyms

antlered
1 4.7

An animal, usually a male deer, with large branched bone growths on its head

How Antlered

stag
22 1.0
antlerless
  • Jargon
7.7
fawn
11 1.8

Surface Forms

antlerless singular
antlerlesses plural

Morphology

antlerless = antler (transparent) = antler + less

The meaning is directly compositional: 'antler' + 'less' clearly means lacking antlers.

Etymology

Antlerless can also be a noun formed from antler + -less, so it means 'without antlers'. Hunters and wildlife workers use it to name an animal, often a deer, that is 'without antlers'.