| 单词 | howler |
| 释义 | howler /how"leuhr/, n. 1. a person, animal, or thing that howls. 2. Also called howler monkey. any large, prehensile-tailed tropical American monkey of the genus Alouatta, the males of which make a howling noise: some species are endangered. 3. a mistake, esp. an embarrassing one in speech or writing, that evokes laughter; a very humorous mistake or a funny blunder. 4. Informal. something that makes a piercing and often prolonged noise, as an alarm. [1790-1800; HOWL + -ER1] |
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