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English noun: creeper

1. creeper (plant) any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping


Broader (hypernym)tracheophyte, vascular plant

2. creeper (person) a person who crawls or creeps along the ground


Synonymscrawler


Broader (hypernym)individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

3. creeper (animal) 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


Synonymstree creeper


Broader (hypernym)oscine, oscine bird


Narrower (hyponym)American creeper, brown creeper, Certhia americana, Certhia familiaris, European creeper, Tichodroma muriaria, tichodrome, wall creeper


Member meronymCerthiidae, family Certhiidae









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