pebble-toothedcritter
nounUK /ˈpɛb.əl tuːθd ˈkrɪt.ər/
US /ˈpɛb.əl tuθd ˈkrɪt.ɚ/
A pebble-toothed critter is a small make-believe animal with tiny hard teeth like little stones.
The pebble-toothed critter nibbled the mossy rock by the stream.
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2. A playful nickname for a child who keeps losing baby teeth.
Our little pebble-toothed critter left another tooth under the pillow.
3. A fictional monster in bedtime stories that grinds stones instead of food.
The storybook warned of a pebble-toothed critter that crunched boulders for breakfast.
4. A humorous term for a very old, worn-down machine with chipped metal teeth.
That old tractor is a real pebble-toothed critter, but it still runs.