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animal kingdom
noun
: a basic group of natural objects that includes all living and extinct animals compare mineral kingdom, plant kingdom
Examples of animal kingdom in a Sentence
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The indirect energetic costs of reproduction across the animal kingdom have been underestimated, a new analysis finds.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
Various species across the animal kingdom feign death when bothered by a predator, including insects, fish and amphibians.
—Asher Elbein, New York Times, 7 May 2024
The nonvenomous, water-loving reptiles—named for their dotted underbellies—are some of the animal kingdom’s most dramatic actors, new research finds.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
Nevertheless, the study goes some way toward explaining one of the animal kingdom’s most unusual behaviors.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 2 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1650, in the meaning defined above
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“Animal kingdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20kingdom. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
animal kingdom
noun
: a basic group of natural objects that includes all living and extinct animals compare mineral kingdom, plant kingdom
Medical Definition
animal kingdom
noun
: a basic group of natural objects that includes all living and extinct animals compare mineral kingdom, plant kingdom
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