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woodhewer

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wood⋅hew⋅er

[wood-hyoo-er]
–noun
woodcreeper.

Origin:
wood 1 + hewer

wood⋅creep⋅er

[wood-kree-per]
–noun
any of numerous New World tropical songbirds of the family Dendrocolaptidae, having stiffened tail feathers and creeperlike habits.
Also called woodhewer.


Origin:
wood 1 + creeper
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woodhewer

noun
any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers 
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