ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Screecher

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Screecher is a noun meaning Agent noun of screech; one who or that which screeches.

Meaning

Agent noun of screech; one who or that which screeches.

More Meanings

  1. A bird, the common swift, Apus apus.
  2. (dated) A bird of the former category Picariae, distinguished from the songbirds.

Example Sentences

The names Strepitores, (screechers), and Cantores, (warblers or songsters), have reference to the conformation of the lower larynx

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include screech-hawk, scarer, certhiid, screamer, creeker, creaker.

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