You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures.
近义词
being , animal
双语例句
例：
Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit.
阿拉斯加的爱斯基摩人认为每个活着的动物都有灵魂。
例：
After more than a century of study, new marine creatures are still being discovered.