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crested screamer

crested screamer

9.9
A large South American bird with a feathery crest that lives in marshes
  • noun
  • /ˈkrɛstɪd ˈskrimər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : grito con cresta
  • Unlike the horned screamer, the crested screamer has a distinctive feathery crest on its head.

Examples

  • The crested screamer can often be found near marshlands in Argentina and Uruguay.

  • Birdwatchers were excited to spot a flock of crested screamers during their trip to the wetlands.

  • The crested screamer is known for its loud call.

  • Many crested screamers inhabit the wetlands of South America.

  • Birdwatchers were excited to spot a flock of crested screamers during their trip to the wetlands.

  • The crested screamer can often be found near marshlands in Argentina and Uruguay.

  • Unlike the horned screamer, the crested screamer has a distinctive feathery crest on its head.

Synonyms

Chauna torquata
vscrested screamer
  • Specialized
9.9

A very large bird with a crest that lives in the wetlands of southern Brazil and Argentina

is the general descriptive name rather than stressing largest size
chaja
vscrested screamer
9.9

A large bird with a crest from southern Brazil and Argentina that makes a loud cry

is the general species name focusing on habitat and distinction from a similar bird
Chauna
vscrested screamer
  • Specialized
9.9

A large South American bird with a crest that makes very loud calls

refers to one single species rather than the whole group
genus Chauna
vscrested screamer
  • Specialized
9.9

Large South American birds with a crest and a loud call that live in wetlands

is the single species, not the broader genus
screamer
vscrested screamer
9.3

A large water bird like a goose from South America with a loud trumpet call

is one specific wetland species within that broader family

Surface Forms

crested screamer singular
crested screamers plural

Morphology

crested + screamer

The noun is a straightforward descriptive compound: 'crested' (having a crest) modifies 'screamer' (a noisy, gooselike wetland bird), so the meaning 'a screamer with a crest' is directly inferable from the parts. This follows common modifier+noun composition patterns found cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.

Etymology

Crested screamer gets its name from how it looks and sounds: it has a feathery crest on its head and makes loud, sharp calls that people thought sounded like a 'scream'. That's why the name tells you both its crest and its noisy voice.