Kilo Lingo

/ˈkriːtʃə/

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Translation

Any living animal or being, especially a strange one.

Word origin

From Latin creatura, meaning a thing that has been created.

Origin
Latin
Root
creatura
English cognates
create, creation

Grammar

Gender
Pluralcreatures

Examples

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Here they are animals we do not know well.

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The speaker did not know what animal it was.

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Any living animal can be called a creature.

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This word is part of lesson 27.