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noun ADJ. living All living creatures need food. | primitive, simple | complex | intelligent | cold-blooded, warm-blooded | wild the wild creatures of the forest | social Dogs are more social creatures than cats. | solitary | night, nocturnal | aquatic, marine, sea, underwater, water | land-based | woodland Woodland creatures such as foxes and owls are increasingly common in towns. | ape-like, bat-like, etc. | little, small, tiny These timid little creatures exude a pungent smell when threatened. | helpless The newborn young are helpless creatures and easy prey for birds. | dangerous | furry | magnificent It is awesome to see these magnificent creatures in flight. | exotic, strange a strange creature from another planet | mythical | evil I dreamt of evil creatures who were trying to catch me.
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creature
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + creature
a living creature
• The early Greeks believed that plants were living creatures that felt pain and pleasure.
a little/small/tiny creature
• tiny creatures such as mice
a beautiful/magnificent creature
• The buffalo is a magnificent creature.
a wild creature
• Damage to the environment affects all wild creatures.
a sea/marine creature
( also an ocean creature )
• The first living creatures were marine creatures.
a furry creature
• Town dwellers see the squirrel as a cute furry creature, but to farmers they’re a pest.
a dangerous creature
• dangerous creatures such as tigers
a nocturnal creature
(= awake at night and sleeping in the day )
• As darkness falls, nocturnal creatures begin to make an appearance.
a primitive/simple creature
(= one with only a few cells )
• primitive creatures like bacteria
a complex creature
(= consisting of many different parts )
• Human beings are extremely complex creatures.
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