1
a
b
: one that howls
2
: a humorous and ridiculous blunder
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The article was full of howlers.
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However, because the animals' natural habitats share some overlap and both have similarly docile dispositions, zoos often group howlers and capybaras together.
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
Howl at the moon, like your new howler, capuchin and spider monkey neighbors!
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
On an island off Panama, male capuchins were observed repeatedly abducting baby howlers.
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Good news for Austin's night owls and moon howlers.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
Howl at the moon, like your new howler, capuchin and spider monkey neighbors!
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
On an island off Panama, male capuchins were observed repeatedly abducting baby howlers.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Good news for Austin's night owls and moon howlers.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Howler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/howler. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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howler
noun
howl·er
ˈhau̇-lər 
1
: one that howls
2
: a stupid and ridiculous blunder
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