animal kingdomnoun [ S ]
uk/ˈæn.ɪ.məl ˌkɪŋ.dəm/us/ˈæn.ɪ.məl ˌkɪŋ.dəm/the animal kingdom
animals as one of the groups that all natural things can be divided into:
Chimpanzees are one of the closest human relatives in the animal kingdom.
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- The whale has the largest brain in the animal kingdom.
- Lepidoptera is the scientific order of the animal kingdom that includes moths and butterflies.
- Stick bugs have some of the animal kingdom's cleverest camouflage.
- It would appear that parental love exists throughout the animal kingdom.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Plants & animals - general words
- autotroph
- biped
- bloodsucker
- carnivore
- cetacean
- flora and fauna
- greenery
- herbivore
- heterotroph
- humpbacked
- omnivore
- omnivorous
- parasite
- parasitic
- predatory
- songster
- vegetation
- vertebrate
- warm-blooded
- wildlife
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Examples from literature
- The mantis shrimp has the fastest arm in the animal kingdom.