单词 | animal world |
释义 | > as lemmasanimal world animal world n. the world of animals; animals collectively, the animal kingdom. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > [noun] > animal kingdom animal kingdom1650 animal world1665 animated nature1692 animality1766 animal series1831 brute-kind1880 1665 G. Havers & J. Davies in Gen. Coll. Disc. Virtuosi of France (Bureau d'Adresse) cv. 29 The three parts of the Animal World; the Memory..the Imagination..and the Judgment. 1746 D. De Coetlogon (title) A tour through the animal world; or an historical and accurate account of near 400 animals, birds, fishes, serpents, insects, &c. 1889 Athenæum 5 Jan. 12/1 All we know or can conjecture as to the beginnings of mind in the animal world or in the human individual. 1966 R. Morris & D. Morris Men & Apes v. 126 Albertus [Magnus] made the first attempt to bridge the gap between man and the rest of the animal world by means of a kind of ‘missing link’ in the shape of the pygmy and the ape. 2008 New Scientist 26 Apr. 30/1 This startle or ‘deimatic’ display is fairly common in the animal world, but it's a risky strategy. < as lemmas |
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