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beastie

noun

ˈbē-stē

Definition of beastie

as in animal

one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings I've become used to sharing our cabin in the woods with all sorts of little beasties

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Recent Examples of beastie Abby’s Magical Beasties, where one of the beasties goes missing, and Abby must problem-solve. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 3 Nov. 2025 In a horrific twist, Kasumi (Kana Hanazawa) wakes up way too early — and thus has to battle the ferocious beasties to survive. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025 The wee beastie ends the season in Arthur’s body, ready to continue its freaky little business. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025 Most of the remaining beasties now live on remote islands near the equator, and most humans would conveniently like to forget them. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for beastie

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Whale calls can travel as far as 100 kilometers underwater, which means the animals can be located by comparing when those calls reach receivers embedded along the ocean floor.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
The animal was brought to safety as crews continued efforts to extinguish the fire and secure the scene.

— Denis Akbari, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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Niemiller and his team have named the new species Demogorgonichthys arcanus, a wink to the otherworldly creature that emerged in a secret federal lab in the Netflix series Stranger Things.

— Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026
And then in Book 2, that attraction that the creatures have to him in the magical world of Gilmouria becomes stronger.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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