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blasties

noun

plural of blastie, Scottish

as in animals

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The facility -- which is home to more than 10,000 animals -- must operate 24 hours a day.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Rice takes curious young readers on a tour of the natural world that’s hiding in plain sight, focusing on the ways that plants and animals communicate and connect.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of animals

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These fruit bats are legally considered vermin in Madagascar, and are often associated with eating commercially important fruits.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026
Funky smells and active vermin were among the reasons seven Miami-Dade and Broward restaurants found themselves on this week’s Sick and Shut Down List of restaurants failing state inspection.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of vermin

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The 90-acre Turtle Conservancy in Ojai once focused on creating or maintaining turtle habitats around the world, but has of late focused on building habitats for displaced creatures in Ojai.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Throughout outer space lie stars and galaxies that resemble creepy creatures, spooky skulls and galactic ghouls.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of creatures

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With the right rifle, a 25 Creedmoor shooter has the ultimate combo rig for deer, varmints, and long-range target shooting.

— John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
Moreover, the official mascots succeed in spotting various varmints — foxes and possums, to be specific, but thankfully, no vultures.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 June 2026

Definition of varmints

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There were minor changes — more large spiders and other creepy critters were added to one foreboding tunnel — but also some substantial ones designed to increase the attraction’s capacity and reliability.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Scientists have found that critters as diverse as monkeys and nematodes (aka roundworms) can sense and steer clear of feces, for instance, which can harbor harmful bacteria.

— Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of critters

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These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.

— Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-skinned developing world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of brutes

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