complicatedcreature

noun
UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd ˈkriːtʃə/
US /ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd ˈkriːtʃər/

A complicated creature is an animal or person that is hard to understand because it has many parts or feelings.

The octopus is a complicated creature with eight arms and a big brain.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A person whose feelings and thoughts are hard to figure out.

My little brother is a complicated creature when he is tired.

3. A made-up monster or beast with many strange parts.

The story's complicated creature had wings, scales, and three eyes.

4. A hard problem or situation that feels like a living thing.

Learning to share can be a complicated creature for toddlers.