Named together with the bhutas and the pishachas
At SB 3.10.28 the pretas are named within 'bhUta-preta-pishAchAsh cha', the closing list of the ten creations.
Group
Pretas
प्रेत
The pretas are a class counted with the bhutas and the pishachas in the closing list of the ten creations. At SB 3.10.28 they are named within 'bhUta-preta-pishAchAsh cha'. In this adhyaya they appear only in the classification.
Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa 3.10.28 — Sanskrit Wikisource (pinned chapter page; Devanagari from the cross-validated transcription in validation/sanskrit_skandha3.json)