Wiktionary
n. A loud Central American and South American monkey of the genus ''Alouatta''.
WordNet
n. monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry [syn: howler]
Wikipedia
Howler monkeys ( genus Alouatta monotypic in subfamily Alouattinae) are among the largest of the New World monkeys and one of only a few nest-building monkeys. Fifteen species are currently recognised. Previously classified in the family Cebidae, they are now placed in the family Atelidae. These monkeys are native to South and Central American forests. Threats to howler monkeys include human predation, habitat destruction and being captured for captivity as pets or zoo animals. These monkeys are famous for their loud howls, which can travel three miles through dense rainforest.
Usage examples of "howler monkey".
The howler monkey, accustomed to living in a protected reserve, stared curiously.
Apparently a howler monkey was eating the animal, and this was all that was recovered.
There is nothing in the animal kingdom that has the proportionate lung power of a howler monkey.
I was assured by all present that it was indeed my daughter, a new fragment of humankind, but I would have been equally prepared to believe them if they had confessed that it was a newborn, still-hairless howler monkey.
I followed her closely enough to make me think of a program I'd seen about howler monkey mating habits.
A howler monkey suddenly screamed somewhere above their heads, and Jane jumped, bumping into him.
Just then the first howler monkey let loose his bloodcurdling cry, and I praised God for all his creations, however weird.
It was so hot that I took off my flying jacket - and very still except for an occasional roar from a bull-throated howler monkey in the trees at the river's edge.
Jordie bellowed his hunting cry, his throat sacs swelling like a howler monkey's.
Somewhere in the distance, a howler monkey screeches into the night.