crested screamer

/krɛstəd ˌskrimər/
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Other forms: crested screamers

Definitions of crested screamer
  1. noun
    distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head
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    types:
    Chauna torquata, chaja
    largest crested screamer; native to southern Brazil and Argentina
    type of:
    screamer
    gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call
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