creature
US /ˈkriː.tʃɚ/
UK /ˈkriː.tʃɚ/
1.
an animal, as distinct from a human being
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The forest is home to many wild creatures.
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A tiny creature scurried across the floor.
2.
a person of a specified type
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He's a strange creature, always lost in his own thoughts.
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She's a delicate creature, easily upset.