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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The stunning Cartier collar, with white diamonds and large emerald detail, is a new piece from the brand’s Nature Sauvage High Jewelry collection, which features designs inspired by the animal kingdom.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2025
By biologists’ best estimate, venoms have evolved at least 100 times across the animal kingdom.
—Bob Holmes, JSTOR Daily, 27 Feb. 2025
Rather our linguistic capacity rests on a smorgasbord of physical and cognitive traits, many of them spread throughout the animal kingdom.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2025
The Feelin’ Cute game is a great option for screen-free family fun since the games last only about 15 minutes and segues into lessons about biology and the animal kingdom.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 6 Mar. 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2025
By biologists’ best estimate, venoms have evolved at least 100 times across the animal kingdom.
—Bob Holmes, JSTOR Daily, 27 Feb. 2025
Rather our linguistic capacity rests on a smorgasbord of physical and cognitive traits, many of them spread throughout the animal kingdom.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2025
The Feelin’ Cute game is a great option for screen-free family fun since the games last only about 15 minutes and segues into lessons about biology and the animal kingdom.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 6 Mar. 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 2 Apr. 2025.
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