critter
Americannoun
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a domesticated animal.
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any creature.
noun
Etymology
Origin of critter
Variant of creature
Example Sentences
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Video showed the critter nervously perched on a shelf, seamlessly blending in with the toy kangaroos and bears.
From Barron's
When I see a hummingbird, I think,”‘You little critter. You know you have more than one life and I wish I could fly along with you.”
Atwood also received replacement Oscars after sending the academy a photo of her scorched “crispy critter” and informing them that two others had been completely lost.
From Los Angeles Times
In pet-mad Brazil, the state of Sao Paulo will allow animals to be buried in family graves starting Tuesday, with a law recognizing "the emotional bond" that exists between humans and their household critters.
From Barron's
“If you’d seen that poor half-drowned critter peering up out of that bookcase, you wouldn’t have asked either. I believe in leaving well enough alone, my boy.”
From Literature
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