Certhia

noun

type genus of the Certhiidae

• Syn: ↑genus Certhia

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Certhiidae, ↑family Certhiidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑brown creeper, ↑American creeper, ↑Certhia americana

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\\ˈsərthēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, alteration of certhius tree creeper, from Greek kerthios

: a genus (the type of the family Certhiidae) of small songbirds with a slender more or less decurved bill and stiff pointed tail feathers serving as props in climbing trees — see creeper 4