critter

Example Sentences

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They found Madagascar "hissing" cockroaches, a bulky insect named for its noisy defence mechanism, and dubia cockroaches, an invasive critter bred as a snack for pet lizards.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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

“As soon as we arrived, we saw a little critter in the kitchen sink,” Groonwald says.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

“He would have rid that horse, too,” pa says, “if I hadn’t a stopped him. A durn spotted critter wilder than a cat- tymount. A deliberate flouting of her and of me.”

From "As I Lay Dying" by William Faulkner