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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
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Speaking of wonder-dads, they can even be found farther afield in the animal kingdom.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Every blink of an eye was another slice of animal kingdom drama playing out in front of them.
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2025
But—unusually in the animal kingdom—humans often go further still by putting themselves in harm’s way to protect groups of genetically unrelated members of the tribe.
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Harvey Whitehouse, WIRED, 23 Jan. 2025
As for how that wild streak is interpreted in her dancing, McCarty found some inspiration in the animal kingdom.
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Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1650, in the meaning defined above
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“Animal kingdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20kingdom. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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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