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creaturea living being, especially an animal

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a living being, especially an animal

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkriːtʃər/

Korean meaning: 생물, 특히 동물

Korean pronunciation: **크리**처

Example Sentences

  • My cat thinks it's a fierce creature, but it's scared of cucumbers.
  • Scientists discovered a new deep-sea creature with glowing tentacles.
  • He's a creature of comfort who can't sleep without his teddy bear.

creature

NOUN

//ˈkriːtʃər//

a living being, especially an animal

creature concept
💡 Concept

A young explorer discovers various forest creatures in their natural habitat

creature rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The teacher explains each creature's feature!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkriːtʃər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkriːtʃə/

🌳Etymology

Rootcreat-
Suffix--ure

Origin

From Old French 'creature' and Latin 'creatura', meaning 'a thing created.' Derived from the Latin verb 'creare' meaning 'to create or produce.'

🎵Rhyme

featureteacherpreacher
feature
teacher
preacher

🔗Collocations

living creature
sea creature
strange creature
creature of habit
beautiful creature
mythical creature
wild creature

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat thinks it's a fierce creature, but it's scared of cucumbers.

Scientists discovered a new deep-sea creature with glowing tentacles.

😄 Fun example

He's a creature of comfort who can't sleep without his teddy bear.

The documentary showed how creatures adapt to extreme environments.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

beingorganismanimalentitylife form

Antonyms

inanimate objectnon-living thing

Related

creationcreativecreatorbiologyspecies

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