tree creeper

noun

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tree creeper

noun

1. any small songbird of the family Certhiidae of the N hemisphere, having a brown-and-white plumage and slender downward-curving bill. They creep up trees to feed on insects

Word History and Origins

Origin of tree creeper¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

The missel-thrush, nuthatch, and tree-creeper breed here, and the jay is common and tame; I have seen as many as six together.

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Another home-staying bird of the hedgerows, or rather of the hedgerow timber, is the tree-creeper.

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Only once have I seen that other cosmopolitan, the tree-creeper, in the garden.

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Still, the brown patch on the wing of the Tree-Creeper is conspicuous as it flies.

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The only member of this family common about our hill stations is the Himalayan tree-creeper (Certhia himalayana).

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