CERTHIA AMERICANA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Certhia americana mean? 

• CERTHIA AMERICANA (noun)
  The noun CERTHIA AMERICANA has 1 sense:

1. a common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill

  Familiarity information: CERTHIA AMERICANA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CERTHIA AMERICANA (noun)

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Meaning:

A common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

American creeper; brown creeper; Certhia americana

Hypernyms ("Certhia americana" is a kind of...):

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)

Holonyms ("Certhia americana" is a member of...):

Certhia; genus Certhia (type genus of the Certhiidae)