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What is the noun for staghorns?

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stag
  1. A colt, or filly.
  2. (by extension, obsolete) A romping girl.
  3. An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – also called a bull seg (see note under ox).
  4. An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.
  5. One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock.
  6. The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
  7. (usually attributive) An unmarried male, a bachelor; a male not accompanying a female at a social event.
  8. A social event for males held in honor of a groom on the eve of his wedding, attended by male friends of the groom, sometimes a fund-raiser.
  9. A stag beetle (family Lucanidae).
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  11. Examples:
    1. “In some clubs or associations, it is forbidden to hunt antlered stag in battue.”
      “The stag will be held at the famous Central Turner hall, which is just on the other side of the Rhine.”
staghorn
  1. (uncountable) The antlers of a stag when used to make handles etc.
  2. (countable) A staghorn coral.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Some inquisitive groupers swam out to meet us from among staghorn coral that was over 20 feet tall.”
      “In between the two islands, black tip sharks were sighted near a healthy patch of staghorn corals.”
      “I pick up a piece of coral with delicate branches, the Acropora or staghorn coral.”
staghound
  1. Any of several large dogs once bred to hunt stags.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The staghound is such a versatile hunter it can be used on all introduced game ranging from bunnies up to scrub bulls.”
      “The staghound, which had been lying quietly on the grass at their feet, started up, too.”
      “When my eyes met his, he looked down at the staghound that sat between his knees.”
staghounds
staghorns
  1. plural of staghorn
stags
  1. plural of stag
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “At this time of year it's rutting season for the deer, which means that stags are particularly aggressive and could attack dogs.”
      “They are abundant in this area, and in the autumn the sound of the stags rutting reverberates.”
      “Men appear to be the most accident-prone, with four times as many stags losing personal items as hens, and twice as many being victims of theft.”
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