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Chauna torquata, a species of the small family of birds Anhimidae, found in South America.
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Crested Screamer — Taxobox name = Crested Screamer status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=47119|title=Chauna torquata|downloaded=11 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this… … Wikipedia
crested screamer — noun distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head • Hypernyms: ↑screamer • Hyponyms: ↑chaja, ↑Chauna torquata • Member Holonyms: ↑Chauna, ↑genus Chauna * * * … Useful english dictionary
Screamer — Taxobox name = Screamers image width = 240px image caption = Crested Screamers ( Chauna torquata ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Galloanserae ordo = Anseriformes familia = Anhimidae… … Wikipedia
screamer — /skree meuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that screams. 2. Informal. something or someone causing screams of excitement, laughter, or the like. 3. Print. Slang. an exclamation point. 4. Journalism. a. a sensational headline. b. banner (def. 7). Cf.… … Universalium
Screamer — Scream er (skr[=e]m [ e]r), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Southern Screamer — At Artis Zoo, Netherlands Conservation status … Wikipedia
Horned Screamer — Taxobox name = Horned Screamer image width = 200px image caption = Horned Screamer ( A. cornuta ) status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=47118|title=Anhima cornuta|downloaded=06… … Wikipedia
horned screamer — noun screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead • Syn: ↑Anhima cornuta • Hypernyms: ↑screamer • Member Holonyms: ↑Anhima, ↑genus Anhima * * * noun : a screamer ( … Useful english dictionary
southern screamer — noun Another name for the crested screamer … Wiktionary
Chauna — Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata) Scientific classification Kingdom: Anima … Wikipedia
