horned screamer
noun
Simple meaning
Anhima cornuta, a South American bird, member of the family Anhimidae, with black upper parts, head and breast and white speckles on the crown.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
hawrndskreemerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhɔɹndskˈɹimɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Anhima cornuta, a South American bird, member of the family Anhimidae, with black upper parts, head and breast and white speckles on the crown, throat and wing coverts.
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This meaning: Anhima cornuta, a South American bird, member of the family Anhimidae, with black upper parts, head and breast and white speckles on the crown, throat and wing coverts.
Used this way, horned screamer is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in family or home contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Family/home
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