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Definition of tree creeper

tree creeper
Creeper Creep"er (kr[=e]p"[~e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, creeps; any creeping thing. Standing waters are most unwholesome, . . . full of mites, creepers; slimy, muddy, unclean. --Burton. 2. (Bot.) A plant that clings by rootlets, or by tendrils, to the ground, or to trees, etc.; as, the Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis quinquefolia). 3. (Zo["o]l.) A small bird of the genus Certhia, allied to the wrens. The brown or common European creeper is C. familiaris, a variety of which (var. Americana) inhabits America; -- called also tree creeper and creeptree. The American black and white creeper is Mniotilta varia. 4. A kind of patten mounted on short pieces of iron instead of rings; also, a fixture with iron points worn on a shoe to prevent one from slipping. 5. pl. A spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables one to climb a tree or pole; -- called often telegraph creepers. 6. A small, low iron, or dog, between the andirons. 7. pl. An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dragging at the bottom of a well, or any other body of water, and bringing up what may lie there. 8. Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen. 9. pl. (Arch.) Crockets. See Crocket.

Meaning of tree creeper from wikipedia

- treecreepers usually nest in a gap between the tree bark and the tree, whereas the nest of the spotted creeper is placed in the fork of a branch. Incubation...
- The brown creeper (Certhia americana), also known as the American treecreeper, is a small songbird, the only North American member of the treecreeper...
- tail for supporting them while creeping vertically along tree trunks. The Indian spotted creeper has grey and white spotted and barred plumage, clearly...
- short-toed treecreepers (in German with an English summary) Information and Illustration on European Tree Creeper from A Field Guide to Birds of Armenia...
- 14840 GBIF: 2487602 iNaturalist: 7461 IRMNG: 11022802 ITIS: 559140 IUCN: 22711253 NCBI: 344963 Open Tree of Life: 856520 Xeno-canto: Certhia himalayana...
- Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering vine in the grape...
- iNaturalist: 7459 IRMNG: 10761929 ITIS: 559141 IUCN: 22711257 NCBI: 344964 Observation.org: 76504 Open Tree of Life: 737469 Xeno-canto: Certhia nipalensis...
- description of the tree.The poet says that the creeper has wound itself around the rugged trunk of the Casuarina Tree, like a huge Python. The creeper has left...
- Euonymus fortunei, the spindle, Fortune's spindle, winter creeper or wintercreeper, is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native...
- Brown-throated treecreeper can refer to two species of Certhia: Sikkim treecreeper, Certhia discolor Hume's treecreeper, Certhia manipurensis This page...