Definition of Wall creeper
(Zool.)
a
small
bright-colored
bird
(
Tichodroma
muraria
)
native
of
Asia
and
Southern
Europe
.
It
climbs
about
over
old
walls
and
cliffs
in
search
of
insects
and
spiders
.
Its
body
is
ash-gray
above
,
the
wing
coverts
are
carmine-red
,
the
primary
quills
are
mostly
red
at
the
base
and
black
distally
,
some
of
them
with
white
spots
,
and
the
tail
is
blackish
.
Called
also
spider catcher
.
See also:
Wall
Related Words
creeper
,
genus
Tichodroma
,
Tichodroma
,
Tichodroma
muriaria
,
tichodrome
,
tree
creeper
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