See critter on Wiktionary
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"sense": "a creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "зверушка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "zverjók",
"sense": "a creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "зверёк"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "a creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bichito"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "a creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "críter"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "a creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "animalito"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "a creature",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kreatur"
}
],
"word": "critter"
}
Download raw JSONL data for critter meaning in All languages combined (6.5kB)
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"msg": "skipping string in the middle of translations: </table></div></div>\n\n",
"path": [
"critter"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "critter",
"trace": ""
}
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