critter
crit·ter
critter · critters
зверёк, зверушка, зверюшка
Tier, Kreatur
A creature, and specifically, an animal or something animal-likeA creature, and specifically, an animal or something animal-like.
UK/ˈkɹɪtə/US/ˈkɹɪtɚ/
» Skunks are hungry critters.
Скунси — голодні тварючки.
Meaning
2 senses(Australia, US, endearing, usually)A creature, and specifically, an animal or something animal-like.
Kreatur, Tier
зверюшкаzverjuška, зверушкаzveruška, зверёкzverjók
(US)A small locomotive used in an industrial setting.
More definitions
- a regional term for ‘creature’ (especially for domestic animals)
Examples
3 sentencesSkunks are hungry critters.
Скунси — голодні тварючки.
There is a critter lurking under this rock.
He overturned a log, and all kinds of critters scurried out from underneath.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a creature:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a creature:
Origin
First attested 1815, from a dialectal pronunciation of creature.First attested 1815, from a dialectal pronunciation of creature.
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