treecreeper

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noun

Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Certhia which live in woodlands throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

OriginEnglish creeper ← Middle English tre ← Old English trēow →
RareScrabble 15
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Meanings

nountreecreeper (plural treecreepers)

plural treecreepers · alternative tree-creeper

  1. Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Certhia which live in woodlands throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dóru
  2. Proto-Germanic*trewą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*treu
  4. Old Englishtrēow
  5. Middle Englishtre
  6. Englishtree
  7. Englishcreeper
  8. Englishtreecreeper

From tree + creeper.

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Translations

Ancient Greek κέρθιος
  • κέρθιος (kérthios)Translations
Basque sorgin-txori
  • sorgin-txoriTranslations
Bulgarian дърволаз
  • дърволаз (dărvolaz)Translations
Catalan raspinell
  • raspinellTranslations
Czech šoupálek
  • šoupálekTranslations
Dutch boomkruiper
  • boomkruiperTranslations
Finnish puukiipijä
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French grimpereau
  • grimpereauTranslations
German Baumläufer
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Irish snag, beangán
  • snagTranslations
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Italian rampichino
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Lithuanian liputis
  • liputisTranslations
Polish pełzacz
  • pełzaczTranslations
Russian пищу́ха
  • пищу́ха (piščúxa)Translations
Spanish agateador
  • agateadorTranslations
Tagalog kanubok
  • kanubokTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

treecreeper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treecreeper

MLA

“treecreeper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treecreeper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “treecreeper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treecreeper.

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