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brown creeper

brown creeper noun: a North American species of treecreeper, Certhia americana, known for walking up tree trunks looking for insects in the bark.

Noun

brown creeper (plural brown creepers)

  1. A North American species of treecreeper, Certhia americana, known for walking up tree trunks looking for insects in the bark.
  2. A passerine bird found only in New Zealand, the pipipi, Mohoua novaeseelandiae.
    Synonyms:
    pipipi, New Zealand creeper, New Zealand titmouse

Synonyms of brown creeper

  • pipipi
  • New Zealand creeper
  • New Zealand titmouse

Forms of brown creeper

pluralbrown creepers

Questions about brown creeper

What does brown creeper mean?
Brown creeper means a North American species of treecreeper, Certhia americana, known for walking up tree trunks looking for insects in the bark.
What part of speech is brown creeper?
Brown creeper is a noun.
What is the plural of brown creeper?
The plural of brown creeper is brown creepers.

Words near brown creeper in the dictionary

  1. Brown County
  2. brown cow
  3. brown cows
  4. brown crab
  5. brown crabs
  6. brown creeper
  7. brown creepers
  8. brown drake
  9. brown drakes
  10. brown dwarf
  11. brown dwarfs

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