crea·ture 
/ˈkri:tʃɚ/ noun
plural crea·tures /ˈkri:tʃɚ/ noun [count] 1 a : an animal of any type
▪ rabbits, squirrels, and other furry creatures ▪ They say that these forests are filled with wild creatures. [=beasts] ▪ Few living creatures can survive without water.
b : an imaginary or very strange kind of animal
▪ fantastic/mythical/legendary creatures [=beasts, monsters] ▪ strange sea creatures ▪ a giant hairy apelike creature 2 : a person usually of a specified type
▪ She's a creature of rare beauty. ▪ A social creature by nature, he loves working with people. ▪ The poor creature had no way to get home. 3 : a person or thing that is influenced or controlled by something specified — + of ▪ She's a creature of politics. ▪ The industry is still a creature of the 1930s. [=it began in the 1930s and has not changed] ▪ I'm a creature of habit. [=I always do the same things in the same way]
▪ rabbits, squirrels, and other furry creatures ▪ They say that these forests are filled with wild creatures. [=beasts] ▪ Few living creatures can survive without water.
b : an imaginary or very strange kind of animal
▪ fantastic/mythical/legendary creatures [=beasts, monsters] ▪ strange sea creatures ▪ a giant hairy apelike creature
▪ She's a creature of rare beauty. ▪ A social creature by nature, he loves working with people. ▪ The poor creature had no way to get home.
