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noun
Any of various passerines of subfamily Dendrocolaptinae, found in South America and Central America having a curved bill, stiff tail feathers, and which feed like woodpeckers; a woodcreeper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative form of wood-hewer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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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: woodcreeper, wood-creeper, tree creeper
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Broader terms: tyrannid
History
From wood + hewer.
