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Definition of Tree creeper
1. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Creeper
Generic synonyms: Oscine, Oscine Bird
Group relationships: Certhiidae, Family Certhiidae
Specialized synonyms: American Creeper, Brown Creeper, Certhia Americana, Certhia Familiaris, European Creeper, Tichodroma Muriaria, Tichodrome, Wall Creeper
Generic synonyms: Oscine, Oscine Bird
Group relationships: Certhiidae, Family Certhiidae
Specialized synonyms: American Creeper, Brown Creeper, Certhia Americana, Certhia Familiaris, European Creeper, Tichodroma Muriaria, Tichodrome, Wall Creeper
2. Noun. Any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers.
Exact synonyms: Wood-creeper, Woodcreeper, Woodhewer
Generic synonyms: Tyrannid
Group relationships: Dendrocolaptidae, Family Dendrocolaptidae
Generic synonyms: Tyrannid
Group relationships: Dendrocolaptidae, Family Dendrocolaptidae