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howler

[ hou-ler ]

noun

  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 howling noise: some species are endangered.
  3. a mistake, especially 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.


howler

/ ˈʊə /

noun

  1. Also calledhowler monkey any large New World monkey of the genus Alouatta, inhabiting tropical forests in South America and having a loud howling cry
  2. informal.
    a glaring mistake
  3. (formerly) a device that produces a loud tone in a telephone receiver to attract attention when the receiver is incorrectly replaced
  4. a person or thing that howls
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of howler1

First recorded in 1790–1800; howl + -er 1
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Non-human primates, including howler monkeys and sloths, can also be infected with Oropouche, which is why the disease is sometimes nicknamed “sloth fever.”

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On a night of redemption for the England defender, Mings returned to the scene of his howler - and helped Villa take a huge step towards the quarter-finals of European football's most prestigious competition.

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As the researchers note, arboreal howlers are extremely slow-moving primates who are very careful about the way they exert their energy.

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Mexico has also been baking under a heat wave so intense that howler monkeys have literally been dropping dead from the trees.

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Moreover, with heat, fires, and deforestation hitting the trees where the howler monkeys live, it was unclear whether even releasing them could ensure their survival.

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