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AMERICAN CREEPER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill
Synonyms:
American creeper; brown creeper; Certhia americana
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("American creeper" is a kind of...):
creeper; tree creeper (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)
Holonyms ("American creeper" is a member of...):
Certhia; genus Certhia (type genus of the Certhiidae)