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critter

[krit-er] / ˈkrɪt ər /






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At the moment, the 15.5-pound river critter is on pain medications.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Video showed the critter nervously perched on a shelf, seamlessly blending in with the toy kangaroos and bears.

From Barron's Mar. 19, 2026

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

With no trees, no birds nor other free critter, no water, just noise and buildings that made you feel you was this close to dying.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

There aren’t many of those critters in the Golden State and, when they’re found, officials seek to eradicate them.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The critters got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

In short: The Minions are an immortal yet childlike tribe of yellow critters continually seeking to serve an evil master.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

It is easy enough to love dogs, cats and bunny rabbits, but what about roaches, wasps, snakes, vultures, rats and other largely unloved critters?

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

Every kind of flower she could imagine, birds of every color of the rainbow, and critters of all sorts, from blue tree toads to bunnybeavers, bloomed and flew and scampered about the garden.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega




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