Noun creature has 3 senses
  1. animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
    --1 is a kind of organism, being
    --1 is a member of Animalia, kingdom Animalia, animal kingdom
    --1 has parts: head, caput; face
    --1 has substances: animal tissue
    --1 has particulars:
     critter; creepy-crawly; darter; peeper; poikilotherm, ectotherm; range animal; vermin; varmint, varment; scavenger; work animal; domestic animal; migrator; molter, moulter; pet; stayer; stunt; marine animal, marine creature, sea animal, sea creature; female; male; adult; young, offspring; thoroughbred, purebred, pureblood; giant; dead animal; survivor; mutant; herbivore; insectivore; acrodont; pleurodont; zooplankton; embryo, conceptus, fertilized egg; chordate; invertebrate; metazoan; omnivore; predator, predatory animal; prey, quarry; game; biped; larva; racer; fictional animal; captive; mate
    Derived form: verb create1
  2. creature, wight - a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
    --2 is a kind of person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
    Derived form: verb create1
  3. creature, tool, puppet - a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
    --3 is a kind of slave
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