Animalia

[ an-uh-mey-lee-uh, -meyl-yuh ]

/ ˌæn əˈmeɪ li ə, -ˈmeɪl yə /

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noun (used with a plural verb) Biology.

the taxonomic kingdom comprising all animals.

Origin of Animalia

< New Latin, Latin: plural of animal animal

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Examples 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. Evans
In the above table all vaccae, animalia and animalia ociosa are reckoned in the third column.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
Thus, 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