ANTLERED
Ant"lered, a.
Defn: Furnished with antlers.
The antlered stag. Cowper.
ANTLIA
Ant"li*a, n.; pl. Antilæ. Etym: [L., a pump, Gr, (Zoöl.)
Defn: The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See
Lepidoptera.
ANT-LION
Ant"-li`on, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is Myrmeleon obsoletus, the European is M. formicarius.
ANTOECI; ANTOECIANS
An*toe"ci, An*toe"*cians, n. pl. Etym: [NL. antoeci, fr. Gr. pl.
Defn: Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator.
ANTONOMASIA
An`to*no*ma"si*a, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Defn: The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero.