informal
: an animal : creature sense 1
Most of her sublime illustrations involve hippos and pigs, which are appealing critters, especially when they have a few chocolate smudges around the mouth.—
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People WeeklyWhen the wind is blowing just so, the field is set afire on three sides, and all manner of critters get flushed out of one end—snakes, possums, raccoons, and rabbits, lots of rabbits.—Alexander Wolff
Alexander WolffFlies, gnats, mosquitoes, ticks, mites and lice pester your horse year-round. If you ignore them, these critters can cause your equine friend months of misery.—Charlene Strickland
—sometimes used of a personCharlene StricklandSale admits that humans, being the relatively big-brained critters we are, cannot do without technology …—M. Kujawa
M. KujawaExamples of critter in a Sentence
The woods are filled with skunks, raccoons, and other critters.
she's so fond of every kind of critter that she ought to be a veterinarian
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Stefan Ionescu
may 20, New Atlas, 20 May 2026
The action is smooth, with the Switch 2 not hiccupping when juggling dozens of small critters.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 19 May 2026
Start with a basic wooden birdhouse that's safe for your local critters to use—your birdseed will be going right on top.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2026
Cruise through the waters of Galveston Bay in search of these friendly sea critters.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for critter
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“Critter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/critter. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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