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Tichodroma

noun

wall creepers; in some classifications placed in family Sittidae

• Syn: ↑genus Tichodroma

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Certhiidae, ↑family Certhiidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑wall creeper, ↑tichodrome, ↑Tichodroma muriaria

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\\tīˈkädrəmə, tə̇ˈk-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek teichos wall + dromos act of running, racecourse — more at dough, -drom

: a genus of birds (family Certhiidae) consisting of the wall creeper

Useful english dictionary. 2012.