Animalia
Americannoun
Usage
What is Animalia? Animalia is the scientific grouping that includes all animals. Scientists, historians, and others classify similar things together, using a taxonomy, in order to study them and describe them. In biology, the top category is the domain, followed by the kingdom, phylum, class, and several other categories. Animalia is the kingdom that contains all animals, including humans. Example: Mammals are among the dominant members of the Animalia kingdom.
Etymology
Origin of Animalia
First recorded in 1800–05; from New Latin, Latin: plural of animal “living being, animal, beast,” see origin at animal
Example Sentences
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In fact, even kingdoms of life beyond Animalia depend on darkness.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2025
This article is part of Animalia, a column exploring the strange and fascinating world of animals and the ways in which we appreciate, imperil and depend on them.
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023
A longtime animal rights activist and vegan, she turned her attention to a new project: Flora Animalia, an urban garden where she hosts educational food workshops and crafting seminars.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2020
As a result, the two kingdoms of this time were Animalia and Plantae.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
M. Ante omnia, debes discere simplices Sonos ex quibus Sermo humanus constat; quos Animalia sciunt formare, & tua Lingua scit imitari, & tua Manus potest pingere.
From The Orbis Pictus by Hoole, Charles
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