生物 (seibutsu) means “creature, living thing”

More examples

動物や植物は生物です。dō butsu ya shoku butsu wa sei butsu de su

Animals and plants are living things.

私は公園で生物を観察するのが好きです。watashi wa kō en de sei butsu o kan satsu su ru no ga su ki de su

I like observing living things in the park.

Refers to an individual living entity, such as an animal or plant, viewed as something that lives.

生き物ikimono: An everyday term for a living thing, including animals and plants.

動物や植物など、生命を持って生きているもの。dō butsu ya shoku butsu na do sei mei o mo tte i ki te i ru mo no

The Sino-Japanese compound 生物 (seibutsu, "living thing") joins 生 (sei, "life") with 物 (butsu, "thing") to express a thing that has life.

The English word creature often suggests an animal, while 生物 (seibutsu) can refer to animals, plants, and other living things.