animal kingdom

American  

noun

1. the animals of the world collectively.

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animal kingdom British  

noun

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

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animal kingdom Cultural  

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of animal kingdom

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The walls of the learning centre too are painted in bright colours and feature subjects ranging from plants to the animal kingdom.

From BBC

“It’s a very friendly animal that gets along well with the rest of the animal kingdom.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This kind of tool use is rarely seen in the animal kingdom and has never been documented in cattle before.

From BBC

The ladybug, once a treasured member of the animal kingdom, is six legs deep in a publicity crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal

Political systems that resemble one another in their fundamental structure and function are like species in the animal kingdom: A chihuahua is not a golden retriever, but they are both dogs.

From Salon