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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 billplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


CERTHIA AMERICANA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

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)


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