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animal kingdom
animal kingdomn. A main classification of living organisms that includes all animals.animal kingdom n (Zoology) a category of living organisms comprising all animals. Compare plant kingdom, mineral kingdom an′imal king`dom
n. 1. Animalia. 2. the animals of the world collectively. [1840–50] animal kingdom The category of living organisms that includes all animals. The scientific name of this kingdom is Animalia. See Table at taxonomy.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | animal kingdom - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animalsAnimalia, kingdom Animaliaanimal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movementanimal order - the order of animalsChordata, phylum Chordata - comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochordarthropod family - any of the arthropodsarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsArthropoda, phylum Arthropoda - jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedesParazoa, subkingdom Parazoa - multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Poriferacoelenterate family - a family of coelenteratescoelenterate genus - a genus of coelenteratesMetazoa, subkingdom Metazoa - multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous systemctenophore family - a family of ctenophoresctenophore genus - a genus of ctenophoresCtenophora, phylum Ctenophora - comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterataworm family - a family of wormsworm genus - a genus of wormsAcanthocephala, phylum Acanthocephala - phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed wormsChaetognatha, phylum Chaetognatha - arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine wormsphylum Platyhelminthes, Platyhelminthes - flatwormsNemertea, Nemertina, phylum Nemertea, phylum Nemertina - proboscis wormsphylum Pogonophora, Pogonophora - beard wormsphylum Rotifera, Rotifera - a phylum including: rotifersAschelminthes, Nematoda, phylum Aschelminthes, phylum Nematoda - unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelwormsAnnelida, phylum Annelida - segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leechesmollusk family - a family of mollusksmollusk genus - a genus of mollusksMollusca, phylum Mollusca - gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitonsPhoronida, Phoronidea, phylum Phoronida - small phylum of wormlike marine animalsBryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa - marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooidsCycliophora, phylum Cycliophora - tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and EctoproctaBrachiopoda, phylum Brachiopoda - marine invertebrates that resemble mollusksphylum Sipuncula, Sipuncula - peanut wormsechinoderm family - a family of echinodermsechinoderm genus - a genus of echinodermsEchinodermata, phylum Echinodermata - radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumberskingdom - the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia |
Translationsanimal kingdom
Animal kingdom One of five kingdoms of organisms: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, and Monera. Animals are eukaryotic multicellular organisms that take food into their bodies and that develop from blastula embryos. Animal species are organized into phyla that are defined according to comparative patterns of development, body structures, behavior, biochemical pathways, modes of nutrition, and ancestry. See Animal systematics Traditionally, animals have been grouped into invertebrates (without backbones) and vertebrates (with backbones). Vertebrates include mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and fish. Members of all other animal phyla, more than 98% of all animal species, are invertebrates. Although invertebrates lack backbones, they achieve physical support by structures ranging from delicate glass spicules, to tough rings and rods, to hydrostatic pressure. The phylum Arthropoda alone comprises more than 1 million known species. If tropical species were better described, the arthropods might include as many as 10 million living species. See Amphibia, Aves, Chondrichthyes, Chordata, Mammalia, Osteichthyes, Reptilia animal kingdom[′an·ə·məl ‚kiŋ·dəm] (systematics) One of the two generally accepted major divisions of living organisms which live or have lived on earth (the other division being the plant kingdom). animal kingdom
animal kingdomn. A main classification of living organisms that includes all animals.animal kingdom a category of living organisms comprising all animals. The classification of animals into major groups is now generally agreed by most biologists, unlike the situation in the PLANT KINGDOM where there are several alternative systems of classification. The system below places the Protozoa in the animal kingdom, as in the older classical approaches to the classification, but in more modern approaches only the Parazoa and Metazoa are considered to be animals and the Protozoa are placed in several groupings of kingdom-equivalent status. See CLASSIFICATION. Protozoa - single-celled animals Parazoa - sessile, aquatic, porous animals Porifera - sponges Metazoa - Coelenterata - two-layered, sac-like animals possessing a MESOGLOEA and stinging cells Hydrozoa - hydra, colonial hydroids, siphonophores Scyphozoa - jellyfish Anthozoa - corals Phylum - flattened, wormlike animals Turbellaria - flatworms Trematoda - flukes Cestoda - tapeworms Nematoda - roundworms Nemertea - bootlace worms Annelida - segmented worms Polychaeta - paddle worms Oligochaeta - earthworms Hirudinea - leeches Mollusca - soft-bodied animals often possessing a shell Gasteropoda - snails Lamellibranchiata - bivalves Cephalopoda - squids and octopus Arthropoda - jointed-limbed animals with an exoskeleton Crustacea - water fleas, barnacles, crabs, etc. Myriapoda - centipedes, millipedes Arachnida - mites, ticks, scorpions, spiders Insecta - insects Echinodermata - spiny animals with a penta-radiate symmetry Asteroidea - starfish Ophiuroidea - brittle stars Echinoidea - sea urchins Holothuroidea - sea cucumbers Crinoidia - feather stars and sea lilies Chordata - animals possessing a notochord at some stage during their development Protochordata - sea squirts, Amphioxus Vertebrata Agnatha - jawless fishes, e.g. lamprey Chondrichythyes - sharks Choanichthyes - coelacanth, etc. Actinopterygii - bony fish Amphibia - salamanders, frogs, toads Reptilia - reptiles Aves - birds Class Mammalia - mammals AcronymsSeeAKanimal kingdom
Synonyms for animal kingdomnoun taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animalsSynonymsRelated Words- animal
- animate being
- beast
- creature
- fauna
- brute
- animal order
- Chordata
- phylum Chordata
- arthropod family
- arthropod genus
- Arthropoda
- phylum Arthropoda
- Parazoa
- subkingdom Parazoa
- coelenterate family
- coelenterate genus
- Metazoa
- subkingdom Metazoa
- ctenophore family
- ctenophore genus
- Ctenophora
- phylum Ctenophora
- worm family
- worm genus
- Acanthocephala
- phylum Acanthocephala
- Chaetognatha
- phylum Chaetognatha
- phylum Platyhelminthes
- Platyhelminthes
- Nemertea
- Nemertina
- phylum Nemertea
- phylum Nemertina
- phylum Pogonophora
- Pogonophora
- phylum Rotifera
- Rotifera
- Aschelminthes
- Nematoda
- phylum Aschelminthes
- phylum Nematoda
- Annelida
- phylum Annelida
- mollusk family
- mollusk genus
- Mollusca
- phylum Mollusca
- Phoronida
- Phoronidea
- phylum Phoronida
- Bryozoa
- phylum Bryozoa
- polyzoa
- Cycliophora
- phylum Cycliophora
- Brachiopoda
- phylum Brachiopoda
- phylum Sipuncula
- Sipuncula
- echinoderm family
- echinoderm genus
- Echinodermata
- phylum Echinodermata
- kingdom
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