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Critter
//ˈkɹɪtɚ// noun
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Noun
- 1 A creature, an animal. Australia, US, endearing, usually
"The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich, wild boar and crocodile."
- 2 a regional term for ‘creature’ (especially for domestic animals) wordnet
- 3 A small locomotive used in an industrial setting. US
"One of the biggest challenges facing a railfan photographer is the correct identification of one manufacturer's "critter" locomotive from that of another competing builder."
Etymology
First attested 1815, from a dialectal pronunciation of creature.
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