critter
Example Sentences
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Video showed the critter nervously perched on a shelf, seamlessly blending in with the toy kangaroos and bears.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 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
Sam Aberdeen showed off a Seychelles giant millipede wrapped around his hand — lucky to be counting only the critter and not its many legs.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 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
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