Certhia

noun

Cer·​thia

ˈsərthēə

: a genus (the type of the family Certhiidae) of small songbirds with a slender more or less decurved bill and stiff pointed tail feathers serving as props in climbing trees see creeper sense 4

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, alteration of certhius tree creeper, from Greek kerthios

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