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creeper
(redirected from brown creepers)

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creep·er  (krpr)
n.
1. One that creeps.
2. Botany A plant that spreads by means of stems that creep.
3. See cradle.
4. A grappling device for dragging bodies of water, such as lakes or rivers.
5. A one-piece fitted garment for an infant.
6. creepers A metal frame with a spike or spikes, attached to a shoe or boot to prevent slipping, especially on ice.

creeper [ˈkriːpə]
n
1. a person or animal that creeps
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a plant, such as the ivy or periwinkle, that grows by creeping
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the US and Canadian name for the tree creeper
4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a hooked instrument for dragging deep water
5. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Also called cradle a flat board or framework mounted on casters, used to lie on when working under cars
6. (Team Sports / Cricket) Also called daisycutter Cricket a bowled ball that keeps low or travels along the ground
7. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) either of a pair of low iron supports for logs in a hearth
8. (Clothing & Fashion) Informal a shoe with a soft sole
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.creepercreeper - any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
tracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
2.creeper - a person who crawls or creeps along the ground
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
3.creepercreeper - 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
oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
American creeper, brown creeper, Certhia americana - a common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill
Certhia familiaris, European creeper - common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill
Tichodroma muriaria, tichodrome, wall creeper - crimson-and-grey songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa

creeper
noun climbing plant, runner, vine (chiefly U.S.), climber, rambler, trailing plant flaming curtains of Virginia creeper
Translations
creeper [ˈkriːpəʳ] N
1. (Bot) → enredadera f
2. creepers (US) (= rompers) (for baby) → pelele m
creeper [ˈkriːpər] nplante f grimpante
creeper
n
(= plant, along ground) → Kriechpflanze f; (upwards) → Kletterpflanze f
(= bird)Baumläufer m
creepers pl (US) Schuhe mit dicken Gummisohlen, → Leisetreter pl (inf)
creeper [ˈkriːpəʳ] n (Bot) → rampicante m
creeper [ˈkriːpəʳ] n (Bot) → rampicante m


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The dozen debating bureaucrats are Forest Service scientists whose expertise runs the gamut from brown creepers and bark beetles to carbon budgets, fire history, arid the reproductive cycles of the golden mantled ground squirrel.
Numerous woodpeckers and brown creepers fly in from the woods to pilfer the tree's rich supply of living food.
It also can harbor insects for brown creepers to pry from hiding.
 
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