Animalia

American  

[an-uh-mey-lee-uh, -meyl-yuh] / ˌæn əˈmeɪ li ə, -ˈmeɪl yə /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. the taxonomic kingdom comprising all animals, including humans.

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Usage

What is Animalia? Animalia is the scientific grouping that includes all animals.Scientists, historians, and others classify similar things together, using a taxonomy, in order to study them and describe them. In biology, the top category is the domain, followed by the kingdom, phylum, class, and several other categories. Animalia is the kingdom that contains all animals, including humans.Example: Mammals are among the dominant members of the Animalia kingdom.

Etymology

Origin of Animalia

First recorded in 1800–05; from New Latin, Latin: plural of animal “living being, animal, beast,” animal

Example Sentences

In fact, even kingdoms of life beyond Animalia depend on darkness.

From Salon

Sparkle pony or not, this year proved that even with lavish accommodations like RVs and power drops, Burning Man is a bestial experience — which is apropos considering the theme this year was “Animalia.”

From Los Angeles Times

This article is part of Animalia, a column exploring the strange and fascinating world of animals and the ways in which we appreciate, imperil and depend on them.

From Washington Post

Beavers, after all, are some of Animalia’s most unruly members: they compel rivers to overflow, transform single-channel streams into braided ones and ingeniously sabotage our precious infrastructure.

From Scientific American

Though she has been a designer for decades, Ms. Nichols sees Flora Animalia as a smaller, more focused endeavor.

From New York Times