critter
Example Sentences
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While New York City is known best for housing rats and cockroaches—among other critters—the city is filled with all kinds of creatures.
I knew guns were for taking lives, but in my mind, that was limited to small critters we needed to eat.
From Literature
Roberts doesn’t offer much empathy for the poor, diseased critter other than a pause when Ben momentarily ponders his reflection in a pool as Adrian Johnston’s eerie synth-piano score tinkles.
From Los Angeles Times
When Mr. Cameron’s Na’vi growl and bare their teeth at one another, they come across as campy and catty critters—“Real Housewives of Pandora.”
Jackrabbits or other critters that need the water encased in the plant often gobble them up.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
