animalia
plural noun,
often capitalized
an·i·ma·lia
\ˌanəˈmālyə, -lēə\
Definition of animalia
: that one of the basic groups of living things that comprises either all the animals or all the multicellular animals — compare animal kingdom, plantae, protista
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Origin and Etymology of animalia
New Latin, from Latin, plural of animal
First Known Use: 1902
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