as in animal
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
I've become used to sharing our cabin in the woods with all sorts of little beasties
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As if swinging open the gates of hell, Méliès invited all manner of clawed, malevolent beasties onto the silver screen.
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A.a. Dowd, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
The best advice on how to escape one of those beasties?
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
Hard Science Marine biologists discover 4 new types of photoreceptor
How do these little beasties detect light anyway?
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
The movie hinges on his hunt for the fabled Black Trident, an ancient instrument of evil that allows Wan to indulge his usual appetite for all manner of supernatural, subterranean beasties.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
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A.a. Dowd, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
The best advice on how to escape one of those beasties?
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
Hard Science Marine biologists discover 4 new types of photoreceptor
How do these little beasties detect light anyway?
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
The movie hinges on his hunt for the fabled Black Trident, an ancient instrument of evil that allows Wan to indulge his usual appetite for all manner of supernatural, subterranean beasties.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Beastie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beastie. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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