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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Summer temperatures are warming up, which means Texas critters may be looking to avoid the heat by going into homes.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
As one of the largest islands in the world, this jumble of rainforests, highland plateaus, and otherworldly rock formations has spawned a unique ecosystem of freakish critters—many of which can’t be found anywhere else on earth.
—Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
However, just one encounter with unwanted garden critters can crush any hopes for a hearty harvest in a matter of minutes.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
The critters have also been reintroduced in Victoria, the state just south of New South Wales.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
As one of the largest islands in the world, this jumble of rainforests, highland plateaus, and otherworldly rock formations has spawned a unique ecosystem of freakish critters—many of which can’t be found anywhere else on earth.
—Chris Schalkx, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
However, just one encounter with unwanted garden critters can crush any hopes for a hearty harvest in a matter of minutes.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
The critters have also been reintroduced in Victoria, the state just south of New South Wales.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
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“Critter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/critter. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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