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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Like humans, this behavior is more about social bonds than something just reserved for courtship and reproduction – rare in the animal kingdom.
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New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
The whale’s closest relatives in the animal kingdom are those that remain on land today.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
And don’t forget Flow, a dialogue-free Latvian movie about a post-apocalyptic animal kingdom that landed both international and animated nominations.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
The animal kingdom rules supreme for the first box office weekend of 2025.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
The whale’s closest relatives in the animal kingdom are those that remain on land today.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
And don’t forget Flow, a dialogue-free Latvian movie about a post-apocalyptic animal kingdom that landed both international and animated nominations.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
The animal kingdom rules supreme for the first box office weekend of 2025.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for animal kingdom
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“Animal kingdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animal%20kingdom. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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