Screamer \Scream"er\ (skr[=e]m"[~e]r), n. (Zool.)
Any one of three species of South American birds constituting
the family Anhimidae, and the suborder Palamedeae. 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Something so remarkable as to provoke a scream, as of joy.
[Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. An exclamation mark. [Printer's Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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45 Moby Thesaurus words for "screamer":
banner, banner head, bloomer, blooper, bobble, bonehead play,
boner, boo-boo, boob stunt, boot, caption, drop head, dropline,
dumb trick, epigraph, fool mistake, foozle, foul-up, goof, hanger,
head, heading, headline, howler, jump head, legend, louse-up,
motto, muck-up, overline, pratfall, rubric, running head,
running title, scarehead, screw-up, spread, spreadhead, streamer,
subhead, subheading, subtitle, superscription, title, title page
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Screamer \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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