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Tree creeper

noun

Any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet. Synonym: creeper.

Any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers. Synonyms: wood-creeper, woodcreeper, woodhewer.

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Words linked to "Tree creeper" : Dendrocolaptidae, Certhia familiaris, American creeper, family Dendrocolaptidae, family Certhiidae, Tichodroma muriaria, brown creeper, oscine, European creeper, Certhia americana, Certhiidae, wall creeper, tyrannid, oscine bird, tichodrome