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   creature

   /ˈkriːtʃə/

   noun

   • 1. an animal, as distinct from a human being: "night sounds of birds and other creatures" Similar animalbeastbruteliving thingliving entityliving soulsoulmortalbeinglife formorganisminformal:critter
   • ▪ an animal or person: "as fellow creatures on this planet, animals deserve respect"
   • ▪ a fictional or imaginary being: "a creature from outer space"
   • ▪ a person of a specified kind: "you heartless creature!" Similar fellowindividualcharacterwretchbeggarsoulpersonpersonagehuman beinghumanmanwomanboygirlinformal:devilbunnycookiecustomersorttypethingchapblokegeezerbastardboddudehombreguygalinformal, dated:bodydogcovevulgar slang:sodbuggerarchaic:wight
   • 2. a person or organization considered to be under the complete control of another: "the village teacher was expected to be the creature of his employer" Similar minionlackeyflunkeyhirelingsubordinateservantretainervassalpuppetpawntoolinstrumentcat's pawdupeinformal:stoogesuckeryes-manpoodledogsbodyskivvygofer
   • 3. anything living or existing: archaic "dress, jewels, and other transitory creatures"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘something created’): via Old French from late Latin creatura, from the verb creare (see create).

   Derivatives

   • 1. creaturely adjective

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2. www.britannica.com › animal › insectInsect | Definition, Characteristics, Types, Beneficial, Pest ...

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   5 days ago · insect, (class Insecta or Hexapoda), any member of the largest class of the phylum Arthropoda, which is itself the largest of the animal phyla. Insects have segmented bodies, jointed legs, and external skeletons ( exoskeletons ).

3. www.britannica.com › animal › dinosaurDinosaur | Definition, Types, Pictures, Videos, & Facts

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   2 days ago · What are dinosaurs? How did most dinosaurs go extinct? Did dinosaurs have feathers? Do dinosaurs exist today? What is the largest dinosaur? When was the first dinosaur fossil discovered?

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4. www.britannica.com › animal › beeBee | Definition, Types, & Facts | Britannica

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   2 days ago · bee, (superfamily Apoidea), any of more than 20,000 species of insects in the suborder Apocrita (order Hymenoptera ), including the familiar honeybee ( Apis) and bumblebee ( Bombus and Psithyrus) as well as thousands more wasplike and flylike bees. Adults range in size from about 2 mm to 4 cm (about 0.08–1.6 inches).

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SnakeSnake - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · Snakes are elongated, limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes ( / sɜːrˈpɛntiːz / ). [2] . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RodentRodent - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · Rodent - Wikipedia. Rodents (from Latin rodere, 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia ( / roʊˈdɛnʃə / roh-DEN-shə ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents.

7. www.cbsnews.com › news › giant-salamander-fangsGiant salamander-like predator with fangs existed 40 million ...

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   3 days ago · Fossil remnants of four creatures collected about a decade ago were analyzed in the Nature study, including a partial skull and backbone. The creature existed some 40 million years before ...

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › creature comfortsCreature comforts - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms ...

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   4 days ago · /ˌkritʃər ˌkʌmfərts/ IPA guide. Definitions of creature comforts. noun. things that make you comfortable and at ease. synonyms: amenities, comforts, conveniences. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Creature comforts." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/creature comforts. Accessed 03 Jul. 2024.