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

Recent Examples on the Web

The campaign teaches the kiddos that mayors in purple tails and top hats are not always the big bads to the animal kingdom. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

Scent marks the spot in the animal kingdom, allowing animals to understand their environment and gather data critical to their survival. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

The new findings provide fascinating insight into how underlying biomechanics work to shape – quite literally – the highly specialized features like tusks seen throughout the animal kingdom. — New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026

These overgrown teeth are the only tusks in the animal kingdom that are known to grow in a completely straight line. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

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