Definitions

1. noun

a branch or point of branching on the antlers of a deer, typically consisting of a main beam and smaller branches.

“The hunter carefully navigated through the forest, admiring the deer’s impressive deerhorn.”

2. noun

any similar branch or point on the antlers of an antlered animal.

“The biologist studied the deerhorn of a reindeer, noting its distinctive shape.”

3. verb

to grow or form a deerhorn, especially on the antlers of a deer.

“The young buck’s antlers deerhorned rapidly as it entered adolescence.”