little creature

collocation in English

meaningsoflittleandcreature

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little
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪt.əl/us
/ˈlɪt̬.əl/
small in size ...
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creature
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkriː.tʃər/us
/ˈkriː.tʃɚ/
any large or small living thing that can ...
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(Definition oflittleandcreaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Through the mediation of the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, a series of morphological changes overtakes thelittlecreature.
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It is a drablittlecreaturebut extremely rare.
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It is an advantage if the keeper also keeps a kinkajou, a charminglittlecreature.
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It is a weak-kneedlittlecreaturewhich can be trampled over by airlines and totally disregarded by foreign carriers.
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One, was an ex-polo pony, a beautifullittlecreature.
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That is thelittlecreatureabout whom we are talking—a human being not yet born, yet with all the hope and expectation of life.
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A more delightfullittlecreaturethan the wren does not exist in the world.
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The adder needs protection, as does the grass snake—a lovelylittlecreature.
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It has nice big eyes and is a furrylittlecreaturewhich hangs upside down in the middle of the day.
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It seems that he has spent all morning looking at thislittlecreaturerunning one way and then going in the opposite direction.
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It has been a sturdylittlecreaturewhich has lasted a long time.
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Does thislittlecreaturefeel pain?
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Odo then takes the goo into his hands and begs thelittlecreaturenot to die.
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She wound it up and it started walking in rhythm while two notes kept coming from thelittlecreature.
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He felt pity for thelittlecreatureand gave it some food.
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This invisiblelittlecreatureis said to be no more than a few feet high, and is often depicted in clothes from the 17th century, something resembling a cavalier.
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Streep, initially unsure about the gestalt of the movie due to its genre-crossing nature, noted it an oddlittlecreature.
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It showed little creatures in the form of cartoon characters rushing about.
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These little creatures are not very often thought of as sentient or as having any feelings or preference for one dwelling or another.
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What, then, we ask, being the poor simple little creatures that we are, is the alternative suggestion?
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