Meaning
Any living animal or being, especially a strange one.
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Word origin
From Latin creatura, meaning a thing that has been created.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- creatura
- English cognates
- create, creation
Grammar
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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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 1: creature, signal, effect and 7 more words.