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critter

[krit-er] / ˈkrɪt ər /






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Officer Britney Myers spotted the scruffy critter and climbed down a manhole after her, as seen in video from the agency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

The two-year-old furry critter, described by keepers as extremely shy, was being kept in the hospital for diagnostic testing, it said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 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

She wants us to sink below the basement into the warm crawly dirt, where Cassie has a room waiting, so the three of us can curl into critter balls and wait for spring.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Oakley favors natural lighting and minimal makeup, lacing the film with shots of critters and insects going about their business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

All are adorned with jewels and tails made of real horse hair, many of which have been eaten by squirrels or other critters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Of course, the critters escape and run amok; the show’s faster, sometimes drone-shot xenomorph chases required longer corridors than hide-and-seek-oriented “Alien’s,” some 160-feet-plus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 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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