flying creatures

collocation in English

meaningsofflyingandcreature

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flying
noun[U]
uk
/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/
travel ...
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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 offlyingandcreaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They live on furry cricket and flying creatures.
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Though machines may differ in form, they are usually built on the same scale as these flying creatures.
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Complex inflatable worlds are inhabited by stilt walkers, large-scale puppets and flying creatures.
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Along the way, the player encounters flying creatures made of cloth, some of which help the player along.
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On the journey, they encounter carnivorous gastropods and pterodactyl-like flying creatures.
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For obvious reasons, this would come into use when portraying various sorts of flying creatures such as ghosts, spirits, or the bird-like "tengu".
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After she was redesignated as an aircraft carrier, her mountain name remained, in contrast to ships like that were originally built as aircraft carriers, which were named after flying creatures.
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For example, movement, basic combat, and morale were basic rules, while magic was an intermediate rule and flying creatures such as dragons and wyverns were covered in the advanced rules.
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After defeating a group of the flying creatures, as well as some more raptors, the player must fight the fifth boss, a giant (alpha) mutant pteranodon.
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The counterpart is one of several similar crystals on top of masts on a large building, around which there are flying creatures who apparently own it.
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Green's main weakness is that it has no way to win other than through its creatures, lacking any direct-damage spells, and is the only color completely lacking flying creatures.
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