screecher
screecher Lexical Profile
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A person, animal, or thing that emits a loud, harsh, piercing cry or sound.
"The noisy parrot in the corner cage was known by the shelter staff as a relentless screecher."
In sailing, a specialized, lightweight headsail combining features of a reacher and a spinnaker, designed for sailing upwind or on a close reach in light winds.
"The crew unfurled the screecher to maintain boat speed as the afternoon breeze began to fade."
British A dialectal or folk name for various noisy birds of the Old World, especially the common swift (Apus apus) or the barn owl (Tyto alba), noted for their shrill, piercing calls.
"At dusk, the villagers watched a screecher darting high above the church steeple in pursuit of insects."
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