Animalia
[ an-uh-mey-lee-uh, -meyl-yuh ]
/ ˌæn əˈmeɪ li ə, -ˈmeɪl yə /
noun (used with a plural verb) Biology.
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all animals.
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Origin of Animalia
< New Latin, Latin: plural of animal animal
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Example sentences from the Web for animalia
Et quamvis dicta Animalia hominibus subjecta esse dicantur ut habetur Ecclesiast: 17.
The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals|Edmund P. EvansIn the above table all vaccae, animalia and animalia ociosa are reckoned in the third column.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William MaitlandThus, all creatures which agree only in presenting the few distinctive marks of animality form the “Kingdom” Animalia.
Man's Place in Nature and Other Essays|Thomas Henry Huxley