howler

Noun

Meaning

One who howls.

Any South American monkey of the genus Mycetes. Many species are known. They are arboreal in their habits, and are noted for the loud, discordant howling in which they indulge at night.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

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Antonyms

amendment bawl laugher accuracy correction distress
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Hypernyms

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Phrases with the word

make a howler black howler monkeys made a howler

Anagrams

Wohler

Examples

Howler monkeys consume whole clumps of clay to sustain their diet, and muscular Woolly monkeys are seen using their tails to help make death-defying leaps from branch to branch in search of the juiciest fruits. Source: Internet

David Moyes' Hammers now in the relegation zone, fans were in no mood to let successful businessman Jacqueline off the hook for her howler. Source: Internet

But the one stand-out howler is Willie Miller in 13th position. Source: Internet

For example, with howler monkeys both the males and females typically transfer from their natal group on reaching sexual maturity, resulting in groups in which neither the males nor females are typically related. Source: Internet

A wonderful howler in that last sentence: for "century" read "millennium." Source: Internet

Embark on a nature cruise through the park and keep an eye out for howler monkeys, sloths, toucans, caimans and some of Costa Rica’s endangered animals, including jaguars, tapirs, ocelots, cougars, river otters and manatees. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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