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Definition of Crested screamer
1. Noun. Distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head.
Group relationships: Chauna, Genus Chauna
Specialized synonyms: Chaja, Chauna Torquata
Definition of Crested screamer
1. Noun. ''Chauna torquata'', a species of the small family of birds ''Anhimidae'', found in South America. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crested Screamer
Literary usage of Crested screamer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Naturalist in La Plata by William Henry Hudson (1895)
"AMONGST the feathered notables from all parts of the world found gathered at the
Zoological Gardens in London is the crested screamer from South America. ..."
2. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1892)
"The crested screamer ... The win; It is very capable of domestication, and is
sometimes reared with flocks of geese ami turkeys, to crested screamer ..."
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