Howler
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Howler may refer to:
- Howlers, a fictional alien species from the Animorphs setting
- Howler, a type of magic object from the Harry Potter series
- Howler, the mascot of the Phoenix Coyotes
- Hewlêr, the Kurdish name for the city of Arbil, Iraq
- The New World monkeys of the genus Alouatta are commonly called Howlers
- Especially in British English, a howler is a mistake so egregious that the person catching it howls with laughter. It is used to refer to a mistake in an examination, in literature, in film or television (also known as a blooper), or in sport (see, footballing mistake).
- In telephony, the howler tone is a tone alerting subscribers to the receiver having been left off the hook.