certhiidae

Noun
  1. Creepers (synset 101591766)
    is a type of: bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
    member holonym:
    • 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
    • certhia, genus certhia - type genus of the Certhiidae
    • genus tichodroma, tichodroma - wall creepers; in some classifications placed in family Sittidae
    belongs to: oscines, passeres, suborder oscines, suborder passeres - two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
    same as: family certhiidae

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