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horned screamer
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noun
a screamer, Anhima cornuta, of tropical South America, having a long, slender hornlike process projecting from the forehead.
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Origin of horned screamer
First recorded in 1775–85
Words nearby horned screamer
horned lizard, horned oak gall, horned owl, horned poppy, horned pout, horned screamer, horned scully, horned toad, horned viper, Hornell, Horner's method
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How to use horned screamer in a sentence
It is sometimes called the horned screamer, from its loud and wild cry.
On the Banks of the Amazon|W.H.G. Kingston