I learned this phrase, the last one for the year means “antlers of elks fall out”.  However, again and to my regret, I have no idea about that animal’s biology.

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麋角解。年末最後の七十二候の名称がこれです。「大鹿がツノを落とす」のだそうです。けれども、またまたピンと来ません。残念ですが。

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