howler

English Thesaurus

1. a glaring blunder (noun.act)

hypernym	:	bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall,
definition	:	an embarrassing mistake (noun.act)

2. monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	new world monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian,
definition	:	hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	alouatta, genus alouatta,
definition	:	howler monkeys (noun.animal)

3. a joke that seems extremely funny (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh,
definition	:	a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter (noun.communication)

4. monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry (noun.animal)

derivation	:	howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl,
definition	:	cry loudly, as of animals (verb.communication)

5. a joke that seems extremely funny (noun.communication)

derivation	:	howl, roar,
definition	:	laugh unrestrainedly and heartily (verb.body)

6. monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry (noun.animal)

derivation	:	howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl,
definition	:	cry loudly, as of animals (verb.communication)

7. a joke that seems extremely funny (noun.communication)

derivation	:	howl, roar,
definition	:	laugh unrestrainedly and heartily (verb.body)