CREATURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of creature in English

(Definition of creature from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of creature from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of creature

creature
Medallion-like creatures were among the first to filter food from the water.
The original chupacabra was this spiky-backed, alien-type creature with glowing eyes.
The static giants were a far cry from the 32 moving, wailing creatures that populated his dinosaur park.
From NJ.com
Did you know as humans we are the most playful of all the creatures on this planet?
I turned around so that the older woman behind me could peek at the tiny creature nestled against my poop-stained shirt.
Glistening under the fluorescent lights is just about every sea creature.
Depending on the creature and what's going on.
From NPR
And, in addition to providing nurseries for fish and other creatures, seagrass meadows also offer grazing opportunities for sea turtles, manatees, and dugongs.
According to the researchers, the chiton is the first creature found to have eyes not made of calcite.
From CNN
Among the dinosaurs we discover the first signs of maternal love, as the creatures learn to care for each other.
They shake enough hands to fell a lesser creature, he said.
We can see the creatures they concern with our naked eyes.
The other side of this hallway is open to the outside with only the old screens preventing access by whatever curious creature might want in.
Why, then, would these creatures need 12 types of photoreceptors?
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Collocations with creature

creature

These are words often used in combination with creature.

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alien creature
The object of having the alien creature is, so we are told, to improve access to justice.
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aquatic creature
The moment any small aquatic creature touches the inside of the bill -- an insect, crustacean, or tiny fish -- it is snapped shut.
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beautiful creature
It was clearly the husband's fault; he marched off with some beautiful creature leaving the wife and children and everything else.
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Translations of creature

in Chinese (Traditional)
生物, 動物, (神秘不尋常的)怪物,生物…
in Chinese (Simplified)
生物, 动物, (神秘不寻常的)怪物,生物…
in Spanish
criatura, criatura [feminine]…
in Portuguese
criatura, animal, bicho…
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स्वतंत्रपणे हालचाल करू शकणारी कोणतीही मोठी किंवा लहान सजीव वस्तू, असामान्य किंवा काल्पनिक असलेल्या जीवन रूपाचा संदर्भ देण्यासाठी वापरला जातो…
生き物, 生(い)き物(もの)…
yaratık, varlık, zavallıcık…
animal [masculine], créature [feminine], créature…
criatura…
schepsel, stakker…
சுதந்திரமாக நகரக்கூடிய எந்தவொரு பெரிய அல்லது சிறிய உயிரினமும், அசாதாரண அல்லது கற்பனையான ஒரு வாழ்க்கை வடிவத்தைக் குறிக்கப் பயன்படுகிறது…
जंतु या जीव, (असाधारण या काल्पनिक) प्राणी…
જીવ, પ્રાણી…
væsen, skabning…
[levande] varelse, människa, djur…
makhluk…
das Geschöpf, die Kreatur…
skapning [masculine], levende vesen [neuter], dyr [neuter]…
مخلوق, ایجاد, فرضی مخلوق…
жива істота, істота…
существо…
జీవి, అసాధారణమైన లేక ఊహాత్మకమైన జీవిత రూపాన్ని సూచించడానికి ఉపయోగిస్తారు…
مَخْلوق, كَاِئن حَي…
জীবজন্তু, প্রাণী…
stvoření…
makhluk…
สัตว์, คน, คำใช้เรียกแสดงความสงสารหรือดูถูก…
sinh vật, bộ hạ…
stworzenie, biedactwo…
생물…
creatura, bestia…
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