wall creeper

noun

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

wall creeper

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wall creeper¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

On the way back to Burguete, a sedge-warbler and a lovely specimen of the wall-creeper—the only one we saw—were obtained.

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