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wall creeper

American  

noun

  1. a small, gray and crimson Old World bird, Tichodroma muraria, that inhabits cliffs in mountainous areas.

wall creeper British  

noun

  1. a pink-and-grey woodpecker-like songbird, Tichodroma muraria, of Eurasian mountain regions: family Sittidae (nuthatches)

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Etymology

Origin of wall creeper

First recorded in 1660–70

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