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 • Mar. 19, 2026
Being very careful not to touch it, my husband moved the squeaking critter to a dog-free zone, in the hopes it would just flap away.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025
As Popcorn gained popularity online, Chris and Lily wrote a book together about the impact that the little critter had on their family, which was then published in May 2024.
From BBC • May 24, 2025
As a set, the worm's eyes weigh about twenty times as much as the rest of the animal's head and seem grotesquely out of place on this tiny and transparent marine critter.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
I don’t know what it was ’bout this critter that riled me so, ’cause when you holt it up next to other animals, there ain’t that much that’s spec-tac-a-lar ’bout it.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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