animal kingdom

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noun
  1. the animals of the world collectively.

Origin of animal kingdom

1
First recorded in 1840–50

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British Dictionary definitions for animal kingdom

animal kingdom

noun
  1. a category of living organisms comprising all animals: Compare plant kingdom, mineral kingdom

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Cultural definitions for animal kingdom

animal kingdom

The group of living things typically distinguished from members of the plant kingdom by the power of moving from place to place and by a metabolism that does not use photosynthesis.

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