crit·ter

[krit-er]
noun Dialect.
1.
a domesticated animal.
2.
any creature.
Also, crit·tur.


Origin:
variant of creature

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critter (ˈkrɪtə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(US), (Canadian) a dialect word for creature

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Critter is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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critter
1815, dialectal or humorous pronunciation of creature.
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Example sentences
The critter scope is an exploring tool that can peek into the lifestyles of the
  wet and wiggly world.
The more the critter eats, the more points you rack up.
But another cuddly critter has waddled into the spotlight.
Of course, such critter chips have limitations, because they are alive.
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