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hart (härt)

noun pl. harts

a male of the European red deer, esp. after its fifth year, when the crown antlers are formed; stag

Etymology: ME hert < OE heorot, akin to Ger hirsch < IE base *er-, head, what is on the head, horn > rein(deer) & L cervus, hart

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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