as in animals
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
she's so fond of every kind of critter that she ought to be a veterinarian
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The eggs of these critters overwinter on withered hosta leaves and other debris.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
What’s billed as the largest wildlife crossing in the world is rising over a 10-lane freeway near Los Angeles, while this summer saw the launch of an initiative seeking to leverage public and private resources to build more safe passages for critters across the state.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Realizing that dream will take more research that seeks out the evolutionary secrets of critters far smaller than us, and thereby enlarges our world.
—quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
Step into the Mad Scientist Lab for a walk-through adventure filled with potions, creepy critters, and electrifying experiments.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
What’s billed as the largest wildlife crossing in the world is rising over a 10-lane freeway near Los Angeles, while this summer saw the launch of an initiative seeking to leverage public and private resources to build more safe passages for critters across the state.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Realizing that dream will take more research that seeks out the evolutionary secrets of critters far smaller than us, and thereby enlarges our world.
—quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024
Step into the Mad Scientist Lab for a walk-through adventure filled with potions, creepy critters, and electrifying experiments.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
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