brown creeper

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.