noun
a common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill
• Syn: ↑American creeper, ↑Certhia americana
• Hypernyms: ↑creeper, ↑tree creeper
• Member Holonyms: ↑Certhia, ↑genus Certhia
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noun : tree creeper 1a; especially : a small No. American tree creeper (Certhia familiaris americana) that climbs up the trunks of trees supporting itself by the stiff pointed tail feathers as well as by its feet
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brown creeper,
1. a small creeping shrub of North America that attaches itself to tree trunks and grows up on them.
2. a small, brown-and-white bird of North America with a slender, curved bill and stiffened tail feathers. It is usually seen working its way up the trunks of trees in a spiral path, in search of insects.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.