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noun
Any of many neotropical passerine birds of the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: woodhewer, wood-creeper, tree creeper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tyrannid
History
From wood + creeper.
Across languages
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