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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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This type of research is cutting-edge, because ultra-black coloration is extremely rare in the animal kingdom.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Within species, color variations are found throughout the animal kingdom, including melanistic animals with more dark pigmentation and leucistic animals with a reduction of pigment.
—Elizabeth Carlen, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
This, in many ways, applies similarly to the animal kingdom—including marine mammals.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Purple: Words that sounds the same, spelt different that sound like creatures from the animal kingdom.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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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 10 Jan. 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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