critter
noun/ˈkrɪtər/
Frequency rank: #16,112 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
an informal word for a small animal or creature.
Example sentence
My little sister screamed when she found some kind of critter hiding under her bed.
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