Hypertext Webster Gateway: "howler"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Howler \Howl"er\, n.
1. One who howls.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any South American monkey of the genus
{Mycetes}. Many species are known. They are arboreal in
their habits, and are noted for the loud, discordant
howling in which they indulge at night.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
howler
n 1: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: {belly laugh}, {sidesplitter},
{thigh-slapper}, {scream}, {wow}, {riot}]
2: monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud
howling cry [syn: {howler monkey}]
3: a glaring blunder
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