tree creeper

noun

See under creeper (def. 7).

Origin of tree creeper

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby tree creeper

tre corde, tredecillion, tree, tree-and-branch, tree aster, tree creeper, tree cricket, treed, tree diagram, tree ear, tree farm

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Example sentences from the Web for tree creeper

The only member of this family common about our hill stations is the Himalayan tree-creeper (Certhia himalayana).
Birds of the Indian Hills|Douglas Dewar
Still, the brown patch on the wing of the Tree-Creeper is conspicuous as it flies.
An Australian Bird Book|John Albert Leach
This species displaces the Himalayan tree-creeper in the Eastern Himalayas.
Birds of the Indian Hills|Douglas Dewar
Another home-staying bird of the hedgerows, or rather of the hedgerow timber, is the tree-creeper.
The Naturalist on the Thames|C. J. Cornish

Another little bird which, during the winter, associates with the tit-mice, is the tree-creeper.
Birds in Flight|W. P. Pycraft

British Dictionary definitions for tree creeper

tree creeper

noun

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

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单词	tree creeper
释义	tree creeper noun See under creeper (def. 7). Origin of tree creeper First recorded in 1805–15 Words nearby tree creeper tre corde, tredecillion, tree, tree-and-branch, tree aster, tree creeper, tree cricket, treed, tree diagram, tree ear, tree farm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tree creeper The only member of this family common about our hill stations is the Himalayan tree-creeper (Certhia himalayana). Birds of the Indian Hills\|Douglas Dewar Still, the brown patch on the wing of the Tree-Creeper is conspicuous as it flies. An Australian Bird Book\|John Albert Leach This species displaces the Himalayan tree-creeper in the Eastern Himalayas. Birds of the Indian Hills\|Douglas Dewar Another home-staying bird of the hedgerows, or rather of the hedgerow timber, is the tree-creeper. The Naturalist on the Thames\|C. J. Cornish Another little bird which, during the winter, associates with the tit-mice, is the tree-creeper. Birds in Flight\|W. P. Pycraft British Dictionary definitions for tree creeper tree creeper noun 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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