animal kingdom

noun
the animals of the world collectively.

Origin:
1840–50

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animal kingdom
 
—n
plant kingdom Compare mineral kingdom a category of living organisms comprising all animals

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animal kingdom definition


The group of living things typically distinguished from members of the plant kingdom by the power of moving from place to place and by a metabolism that does not use photosynthesis.

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Example sentences
Activity around the clock is not common in the animal kingdom.
Elsewhere in the animal kingdom, the instinct to hoard offers clear
  evolutionary advantages.
The human capacity for language has no parallel in the animal kingdom.
The discovery will help scientists understand how the glowing proteins evolved
  across the animal kingdom, the scientists say.
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