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CRESTED SCREAMER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("crested screamer" is a kind of...):
screamer (gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crested screamer"):
chaja; Chauna torquata (largest crested screamer; native to southern Brazil and Argentina)
Holonyms ("crested screamer" is a member of...):
Chauna; genus Chauna (crested screamers)