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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Left is sure that this will happen, given what Left knows about power in the animal kingdom and the long history of human civilizations. Weike Wang, New Yorker, 31 July 2025 Khloé Kardashian also drew inspiration from the animal kingdom, wearing a leopard-print dress from the Skims x Dolce & Gabbana collection. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 26 June 2025 The question is: Why is the animal kingdom a good form of motivation? Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 14 May 2025 In the animal kingdom, there is incredible variation in visual perception. Molly Herring, Quanta Magazine, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for animal kingdom

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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 21 Aug. 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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