BROWN CREEPER

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Meaning:

A common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill

Synonyms:

American creeper; brown creeper; Certhia americana

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("brown 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 ("brown creeper" is a member of...):

Certhia; genus Certhia (type genus of the Certhiidae)

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