1
: something created either animate or inanimate: such as
a
: a lower animal
especially
: a farm animal
b
: a human being
c
: a being of anomalous or uncertain aspect or nature
creatures of fantasy
2
: one that is the servile dependent or tool of another : instrument
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rabbits, squirrels, and other furry creatures
Few living creatures can survive without water.
a giant hairy apelike creature
She's a creature of rare beauty.
A social creature by nature, he loves working with people.
The poor creature had no way to get home.
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Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet.
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Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
By leveraging cutting-edge genetic engineering technologies, Colossal aims to restore these creatures to their rightful place in the ecosystem, potentially mitigating the devastating effects of biodiversity loss.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
But regardless, these creatures are rummaging around right underneath the placid, straight-outta-the-Eisenhower-era surface.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
Colossal plans to recreate these creatures by editing the genome of the extinct animal’s closest living relative to make a hybrid animal that would be visually indistinguishable from its extinct forerunner.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
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Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
By leveraging cutting-edge genetic engineering technologies, Colossal aims to restore these creatures to their rightful place in the ecosystem, potentially mitigating the devastating effects of biodiversity loss.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
But regardless, these creatures are rummaging around right underneath the placid, straight-outta-the-Eisenhower-era surface.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
Colossal plans to recreate these creatures by editing the genome of the extinct animal’s closest living relative to make a hybrid animal that would be visually indistinguishable from its extinct forerunner.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Creature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creature. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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creature
noun
crea·ture
ˈkrē-chər 
1
: a created being
2
a
: a lower animal
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