creeper
/ˈkriːpə(r)/noun
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- Botany any plant that grows along the ground, around another plant, or up a wall by means of extending stems or branches【植】匍匐植物。
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- with modifier any of a number of small birds that creep around in trees, vegetation, etc.贴行鸟：
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brown creeper
N. Amer. the American treecreeper (Certhia americana, family Certhiidae).〈北美〉 北美褐贴行鸟（拉丁名Certhia americana,旋木雀科）。
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brown creeper
NZ a New Zealand songbird (Mohoua (or Finschia) novaeseelandiae, family Pachycephalidae or Acanthizidae). a Philippine songbird (family Rhabdornithidae and genus Rhabdornis:two species).〈新西兰〉 新西兰褐贴行鸟（拉丁名Mohoua novaeseelandiae或Finschia novaeseelandiae,啸鹟科或刺嘴莺科）。菲律宾的纹旋木雀（纹旋木雀科, 纹雀属：2种）。
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- a Hawaiian honeycreeper (genus Paroreomyza, family Drepanididae:three species).夏威夷的管舌雀（管舌雀属, 管舌雀科：3种）。
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- informal (creepers) short for BROTHEL CREEPERS.〈非正式〉 BROTHEL CREEPERS的简称。