1. Plural of critter; small animals or creatures, especially domestic or wild animals.
Usage: informal; chiefly North American

Examples

• The farm is home to all kinds of critturs, from chickens to goats.
• Those little critturs in the barn keep the mice away.
• The kids love watching the critturs at the petting zoo.
• We set traps to catch the critturs that were getting into the pantry.
• The wildlife sanctuary rescues injured critturs and nurses them back to health.