animal kingdom

noun

: a basic group of natural objects that includes all living and extinct animals compare mineral kingdom, plant kingdom

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Instead, the singles will embrace their animal instincts and participate in mating rituals pulled straight from the animal kingdom. Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 8 Apr. 2022 In the animal kingdom, there’s the unusual hairless rat and the aptly named blobfish, — the world’s ugliest animal since 2013. Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2022 Today more than 50 labs use flies to study sleep, generating findings that suggest that sleep has a set of core features present across the animal kingdom. Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2021 Poison frogs across Central and South America display some of the most stunning colors in the animal kingdom. Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2023 Advertisement Other examples of self-domestication in the animal kingdom have proven elusive—until now. Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 3 Apr. 2023 Monarch butterflies perform one of the most mind-bending feats in the animal kingdom. Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 24 Mar. 2023 In fact, the way that war impacts the animal kingdom is one of the book’s recurring themes. Tobias Grey, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Stories run the gamut from entertaining and humorous to sobering and tragic.—Gabriel Zamora Nature Animalogic The animal kingdom is fascinating, beautiful, and terrifying. Pcmag Staff, PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 29 May. 2023.

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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