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animal cracker

animal cracker noun: a small, crispy, sweet, baked cake (biscuit or cookie) in the shape of an animal.

animal cracker: a small, crispy, sweet, baked cake (biscuit or cookie) in the shape of an animal
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Noun

animal cracker (plural animal crackers)

  1. A small, crispy, sweet, baked cake (biscuit or cookie) in the shape of an animal.
    • He asked Jamie to run to the closest store and buy peanut butter, jelly, bread, milk, and animal crackers.2008, Savannah Jordan Frierson, Reconstructing Jada Channing, page 158

Forms of animal cracker

pluralanimal crackers

Origin of animal cracker

From animal + cracker. First attested in c. 1878 in the Washington Post.

Questions about animal cracker

What does animal cracker mean?
Animal cracker means a small, crispy, sweet, baked cake (biscuit or cookie) in the shape of an animal.
What part of speech is animal cracker?
Animal cracker is a noun.
What is the plural of animal cracker?
The plural of animal cracker is animal crackers.

Words near animal cracker in the dictionary

  1. animal companion
  2. animal companions
  3. animal control
  4. animal control officer
  5. animal control officers
  6. animal cracker
  7. animal crackers
  8. animal dentistry
  9. animal dye
  10. animal dyes
  11. animal experimentation

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