tree creeper

tree creeper
noun
1. 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
Syn: ↑creeper
Hypernyms: ↑oscine, ↑oscine bird
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Certhiidae, ↑family Certhiidae
2. any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers
Syn: ↑woodhewer, ↑woodcreeper, ↑wood-creeper
Hypernyms: ↑tyrannid
Member Holonyms: ↑Dendrocolaptidae, ↑family Dendrocolaptidae

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noun
1. : a creeper of the family Certhiidae: as
a.
(1) : a common European creeper (Certhia familiaris) that is brown streaked with buff above and silvery below and that has a slender curved bill
(2) : the No. American brown creeper
b. : any of various Australian birds of the genus Climacteris
2. : woodhewer 1

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tree creeper noun
Any small northern hemisphere bird of the family Certhildae that runs up tree trunks in search of insects
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Main Entry:tree

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tree creeper,
any one of various small birds that creep up and down the branches of trees and bushes looking for food, as the brown creeper.

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  • Tree creeper — Tree Tree (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[ o], tre[ o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr[=e], Dan. tr[ae], Sw. tr[ a], tr[ a]d, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tree creeper — Creeper Creep er (kr[=e]p [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, creeps; any creeping thing. [1913 Webster] Standing waters are most unwholesome, . . . full of mites, creepers; slimy, muddy, unclean. Burton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant that… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tree creeper. — See under creeper (def. 6). [1805 15] * * * …   Universalium

  • tree creeper. — See under creeper (def. 6). [1805 15] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Bar-tailed Tree-creeper — Taxobox name = Bar tailed Tree creeper image caption = in Kullu Manali Distt. of Himachal Pradesh, India status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Certhiidae genus =… …   Wikipedia

  • Rusty-flanked Tree-creeper — Taxobox name = Rusty flanked Tree creeper status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Certhiidae genus = Certhia species = C. nipalensis binomial = Certhia nipalensis… …   Wikipedia

  • Brown-throated Tree-creeper — Taxobox name = Brown throated Tree creeper status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Certhiidae genus = Certhia species = C. discolor binomial = Certhia discolor… …   Wikipedia

  • Papuan tree creeper — papuasinis netikrasis liputis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Climacteris placens; Cormobates placens angl. Papuan tree creeper vok. Papuabaumrutscher, m rus. папуанская ложнопищуха, f pranc. échelet papou, m ryšiai:… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Tree — (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[ o], tre[ o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr[=e], Dan. tr[ae], Sw. tr[ a], tr[ a]d, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree, oak, do ry… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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