ursine howler
noun
the red howling monkey, Alouatta seniculus, of northern South America.
Origin of ursine howler
1First recorded in 1880–85
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How to use ursine howler in a sentence
Stentor, stent′or, n. a very loud-voiced herald in the Iliad, hence any person with a remarkably loud voice: the ursine howler.
It is the mycetes, or ursine howler—the largest monkey of South America.
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