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Noun: creeper  kree-pu(r)
  1. Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
     
  2. A person who crawls or creeps along the ground
    - crawler
     
  3. 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
    - tree creeper

Derived forms: creepers

Type of: individual, mortal, oscine, oscine bird, person, somebody, someone, soul, tracheophyte, vascular plant

Part of: Certhiidae, family Certhiidae

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