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单词 howler
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
howl•er /ˈhaʊlɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. someone or something that howls.
  2. a funny and absurd mistake:The essay was filled with grammatical howlers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
howl•er  (houlər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person, animal, or thing that howls.
  2. MammalsAlso called howler mon′key. 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 Termssomething that makes a piercing and often prolonged noise, as an alarm.
  • howl + -er1 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
howler /ˈhaʊlə/ n
  1. Also called: howler 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. a person or thing that howls
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