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Palamedea cornuta
(gcide) | Screamer \Scream"er\ (skr[=e]m"[~e]r), n. (Zool.)
Any one of three species of South American birds constituting
the family Anhimidae, and the suborder Palamedeae. They
have two spines on each wing, and the head is either crested
or horned. They are easily tamed, and then serve as guardians
for other poultry. The crested screamers, or chajas, belong
to the genus Chauna. The horned screamer, or kamichi, is
Palamedea cornuta.
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2. Something so remarkable as to provoke a scream, as of joy.
[Slang]
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3. An exclamation mark. [Printer's Slang]
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Palamedea cornuta
(gcide) | Kamichi \Ka"mi*chi\, n. (Zool.)
A curious South American bird ({Anhima or {Palamedea
cornuta}), often domesticated by the natives and kept with
poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a
long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp
spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs
resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in
anatomical characters to the ducks and geese (Anseres).
Called also horned screamer. The name is sometimes applied
also to the chaja. See Chaja, and Screamer.
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Palamedea cornuta
(gcide) | Anhima \An"hi*ma\, n. [Brazilian name.]
A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi
(Palamedea cornuta). See Kamichi.
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