howler
That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
Seen in the wild
Watching howler monkeys swing from the tree tops of outside my hotel room. Pretty cool.
So loud. Just screeching like a deranged rabid howler monkey
These are Wood Rails. They start calling before daybreak and are often accompanied by Howler Monkeys. It makes for quite a chorus. Like the Howlers, you wouldn’t think a creature this small could be so loud. 🤓🌴🦋
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That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
“So loud. Just screeching like a deranged rabid howler monkey”
— Bluesky· May 2026“These are Wood Rails. They start calling before daybreak and are often accompanied by Howler Monkeys. It makes for quite a chorus. Like the Howlers, you wouldn’t think a creature this small could be so loud. 🤓🌴🦋”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
I should like to thank Jianmei Piao of the Stanford University Libraries for reading the entire translation and checking it against the Chinese. Jianmei caught some howlers for which I am very grateful.
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(historical) A person hired to howl in mourning at a funeral.
: Given what we know about cognitive psychology, utility maximization is a ludicrous concept; equilibrium pretty foolish outside of financial markets; perfect competition a howler for most industries.
“Watching howler monkeys swing from the tree tops of outside my hotel room. Pretty cool.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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