animal kingdom
noun
the animals of the world collectively.
animal kingdoms
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pluralof animal kingdom.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To reach the common ancestor shared by the plant and animal kingdoms, Anderson says researchers must look back to around 1.6 billion years ago.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The television personality who playfully harassed David Letterman with his animals for decades and introduced millions to faraway animal kingdoms.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2018
This suggests that something simple, like what is physically happening to a cell’s membrane, may be the common denominator explaining anesthetics’ effects across the plant and animal kingdoms, Dr. Baluska and colleagues suggest.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2018
Note that the plant and animal kingdoms are just two little branches at the far right.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
What have we to gain by the adoption of this unknown factor in the vegetable and animal kingdoms?
From The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 9. September, 1880 by Aaron Walker
