About The Word Screamer
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Screamer
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What's The Definition Of Screamer?
[n] a very hard hit ball
[n] gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call [n] a sensational newspaper headline [n] someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice Synonyms | Synonyms for Screamer: bawler | bellower | roarer | scorcher | screecher | shouter | yeller Related Terms | Find terms related to Screamer: See Also | Anhima cornuta | Anhimidae | communicator | crested screamer | crier | family Anhimidae | headline | hit | hitting | horned screamer | newspaper headline | striking | water bird | waterbird | waterfowl Screamer In Webster's Dictionary \Scream"er\, n.
1. Something so remarkable as to provoke a scream, as of joy.
[Slang]
2. An exclamation mark. [Printer's Slang]
\Scream"er\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family {Anhimid[ae]}, and the suborder {Palamede[ae]}. They have two spines on each wing, and the head is either crested or horned. They are easily tamed, and then serve as guardians for other poultry. The crested screamers, or chajas, belong to the genus {Chauna}. The horned screamer, or kamichi, is {Palamedea cornuta}. |
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