different between antler vs wolpertinger

English

Etymology

From Middle English auntelere, hauntelere, from Old French antoillier (“antler, horn”), from ante- (“in front of”) +? oillier (oil (“eye”) +? -ier (a suffix indicating location)), possibly from an unattested Latin *anteocularis (“before the eye”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ænt.l?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ænt.l?/

Noun

antler (plural antlers)

1. 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.

Derived terms

• Antlers (place name)

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Anagrams

• Lenart, altern, learnt, rental, ternal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wolpertinger.

Noun

wolpertinger (plural wolpertingers)

1. A fictional creature said to inhabit the alpine forests of Bavaria, having various incongruous features such as wings, antlers, and fangs.
   • 1995, Greg N Carlson, Francis Jeffry Pelletier, The generic book

     The wolpertinger roams the mountains and forests of the Bavarian Alps.

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