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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In the animal kingdom, there is incredible variation in visual perception. Molly Herring, Quanta Magazine, 27 June 2025 Making their return will be capybaras, the largest rodents in the animal kingdom and native to the riverbanks of Central and South America, according to the San Diego Zoo. Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2025 Now, researchers are learning that other creatures in the animal kingdom may feel the same way. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025 And the whataboutism of finding a current example is little more than trying to compare elephants and fleas since both are in the animal kingdom. Mark Green, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for animal kingdom

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of animal kingdom was in 1650

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“Animal kingdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20kingdom. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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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

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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