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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
Examples of animal kingdom in a Sentence
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Over millions of years, their ability to thrive in diverse habitats have solidified their status as resilient survivors in the animal kingdom.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Its powerful sense of smell was like none other in the animal kingdom.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
As is often is the the case in the animal kingdom, the most dangerous biological compounds are also the most pharmacologically promising.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
While colossal squid have the largest eyes in the animal kingdom, they are outclassed in another metric: eye-to-body-mass ratio.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
Some of these stories wordlessly follow conflicts in the animal kingdom, while others have a lot to say about the mechanizations of Earth, the state of our climate, and how humans are inextricably connected to the world around us.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2024
Kangaroo features These marsupials have remarkable features that distinguish them in the animal kingdom.
—Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2024
Magill features a series of explicit images while giving facts surrounding courtship and breeding behaviors in the animal kingdom.
—Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
But bigger doesn’t always mean better in the animal kingdom—just ask Gaia, the 8-month-old black-footed cat who recently arrived at Utah’s Hogle Zoo.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1650, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near animal kingdom
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“Animal kingdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20kingdom. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
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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