creature. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

creature

SYLLABICATION:	crea·ture
PRONUNCIATION:	krchr
NOUN:	1. Something created. 2a. A living being, especially an animal: land creatures; microscopic creatures in a drop of water. b. A human. c. An imaginary or fantastical being: mythological creatures; a creature from outer space. 3. One dependent on or subservient to another.
OTHER FORMS:	creatur·al —ADJECTIVE creature·li·ness —NOUN creature·ly —ADJECTIVE


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