brown creeper

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brown creeper (plural brown creepers)

  1. A North American species of treecreeper, Certhia americana, known for walking up tree trunks looking for insects in the bark.
  2. A passerine bird found only in New Zealand, the pipipi, Mohoua novaeseelandiae.
    Synonyms: pipipi, New Zealand creeper, New Zealand titmouse
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