| NOUN | plant | creeper | any plant (as ivy or periwinkle / periwinkle) that grows by creeping |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | creeper, crawler | a person who crawls or creeps along the ground | |
| animal | creeper, tree creeper | 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 |
| Meaning | Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle / periwinkle) that grows by creeping. | |
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| Broader | vascular plant, tracheophyte | green plant having a vascular system |
| Spanish | planta trepadora | |
| Catalan | planta enfiladissa | |
| Verbs | creep | grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface) |
| Meaning | A person who crawls or creeps along the ground. | |
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| Synonym | crawler | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Verbs | creep | move slowly |
| creep | to go stealthily or furtively | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | tree creeper | |
| Member of | Certhiidae, family Certhiidae | creepers |
| Narrower | European creeper, Certhia familiaris | Common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill |
| brown creeper, American creeper, Certhia americana | A common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill | |
| wall creeper, tichodrome, Tichodroma muriaria | crimson-and-grey songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa | |
| Broader | oscine, oscine bird | passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus |
| Spanish | agateador | |
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