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horned screamer

American  

noun

  1. a screamer, Anhima cornuta, of tropical South America, having a long, slender hornlike process projecting from the forehead.

Etymology

Origin of horned screamer

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

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It is sometimes called the horned screamer, from its loud and wild cry.

From On the Banks of the Amazon by Groome, William H. C.

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