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fearsome critter

fearsome critter noun: any of various folkloric animals that were the subject of tall tales among North American loggers, especially in the Great Lakes region.

Noun

fearsome critter (plural fearsome critters)

  1. Any of various folkloric animals that were the subject of tall tales among North American loggers, especially in the Great Lakes region.

Forms of fearsome critter

pluralfearsome critters

Questions about fearsome critter

What does fearsome critter mean?
Fearsome critter means any of various folkloric animals that were the subject of tall tales among North American loggers, especially in the Great Lakes region.
What part of speech is fearsome critter?
Fearsome critter is a noun.
What is the plural of fearsome critter?
The plural of fearsome critter is fearsome critters.

Words near fearsome critter in the dictionary

  1. fears
  2. fearscape
  3. fearscapes
  4. Fearses
  5. fearsome
  6. fearsome critter
  7. fearsome critters
  8. fearsomely
  9. fearsomeness
  10. fearsweat
  11. fearthought

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