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wallcreeper Definition

wall·creeper (-krē′pər)

noun

a small, Eurasian passerine bird (Tichodroma muraria) with red-and-black wings, living in cliffs and town walls: in the same family (Sittidae) as the nuthatches
wallcreeper Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • find: This area also offers one chance of finding the crimson-winged Wallcreeper - no mean feat in a landscape so vast.
  • see: We saw a wallcreeper on the southeast facing cliffs soon after dawn.

Adjective modifier

  • elusive: We have a good chance of seeing the elusive Wallcreeper here, flirting its wings like a big crimson-winged butterfly.

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