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creature

[kree-cher] / ˈkri tʃər /


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The blue Luma doesn’t appear during the main story of “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” but the star-shaped creature steals the mid-credits scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Clarke is a creature of habit and it's difficult to see any of these guys getting in the shake-up now.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In it, a government scientist discovers that a scaly creature worshiped by island villagers as a sea god has grown to a monstrosity that dwarfs tall buildings.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

You are close to its trunk, experiencing its lofty height and its many branches spreading out like gesturing limbs of an animate creature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

A faded paperback with a scaly creature on the front.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy