Thesaurus results for CRITTER

critter

noun

ˈkri-tər

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 In collaboration with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's national conservation program for ferrets, 10 of the small critters were released in the Aubrey Valley area, about an hour west of Flagstaff, according to Game and Fish in a news release. —

Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2024 In this case, however, the bear found a natural food source — a dead critter in the woods — and made the most of it. —

Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024 But there's no need to burn your house down to rid yourself of the critters. —

Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024 Realizing that dream will take more research that seeks out the evolutionary secrets of critters far smaller than us, and thereby enlarges our world. —

Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for critter