as in animal
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
she's so fond of every kind of critter that she ought to be a veterinarian
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Recent Examples of critter
Ventilating your garage this way can also have other unintended safety consequences, like break-ins and critters.
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
But once the critter was eliminated from the equation, cotton farms grew so much cotton that some farmers had to switch to other, more edible, crops to make a profit.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
Better Habitat and Hunting in Roadless Areas Looking specifically at big-game species in the West, where around 87 percent of our National Forests are located, roadless areas provide the core habitat that elk, mule deer, and other critters rely on.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
At Usangu Expedition Camp in Tanzania, for example, guides have replaced bright spotlights with thermal cameras so guests can observe critters with minimal disturbance.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 20 Mar. 2026
But once the critter was eliminated from the equation, cotton farms grew so much cotton that some farmers had to switch to other, more edible, crops to make a profit.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
Better Habitat and Hunting in Roadless Areas Looking specifically at big-game species in the West, where around 87 percent of our National Forests are located, roadless areas provide the core habitat that elk, mule deer, and other critters rely on.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
At Usangu Expedition Camp in Tanzania, for example, guides have replaced bright spotlights with thermal cameras so guests can observe critters with minimal disturbance.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for critter
Noun
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An account on the social media platform X, purporting to be Jonathan's veterinarian Joe Hollins, posted an announcement that the animal had died at age 193.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Scythia’s plants are its animals, and vice versa, blooming and breeding in alternate generations.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trying to reach for that classic creature feature, Cinemascope, old Hollywood vibe.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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One by one, its resident creatures began to die.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Critter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/critter. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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