Tichodroma

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

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