woodhewer
woodhewer · woodhewers
Any of various passerines of subfamily Dendrocolaptinae, found in South America and…Any of various passerines of subfamily Dendrocolaptinae, found in South America and Central America having a curved bill, stiff tail feathers, and which feed like woodpeckers; a woodcreeper.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various passerines of subfamily Dendrocolaptinae, found in South America and Central America having a curved bill, stiff tail feathers, and which feed like woodpeckers; a woodcreeper.
any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers
Origin
From wood + hewer.From wood + hewer.
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Forms
plural: woodhewers| Singular | woodhewer |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers:woodcreeperwood-creepertree creeper