animal kingdom
- the animals of the world collectively.
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Compare mineral kingdom, plant kingdom.
Origin of animal kingdom
First recorded in 1840–50
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This story is repeated over and over again in the history of the animal-kingdom.
The Whence and the Whither of ManJohn Mason Tyler
animal kingdom
- a category of living organisms comprising all animalsCompare plant kingdom, mineral kingdom
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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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