animal kingdom
noun
the animals of the world collectively.
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decorum
Compare mineral kingdom, plant kingdom.
Origin of animal kingdom
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby animal kingdom
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Example sentences from the Web for animal kingdom
This story is repeated over and over again in the history of the animal-kingdom.
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler
British Dictionary definitions for animal kingdom
animal kingdom
noun
a category of living organisms comprising all animalsCompare 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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