animal kingdom
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈænɪməl ˈkɪŋdəm/
- Specialized
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reino animal
- Of all courtship rituals in the animal kingdom, the most spectacular by far is that of the bald eagle.
- plant and animal kingdom
Now, bats aren't the only members of the animal Kingdom that could help us in the battle against viruses.
- Now, bats aren't the only members of the animal Kingdom that could help us in the battle against viruses.
- So I think that a lot of I think a lot of popular Natural History likes to portray the animal Kingdom in very human terms.
- It makes us a different kind of creature that can now do things that are otherwise impossible within the animal Kingdom.
- And in the animal Kingdom, they're completely wired up with instincts and routines that enhance survival.
- Let's, let's face it, you know, humanity grew, evolved through the animal Kingdom over, you know, essentially hundreds of millions of years.
- Oh, fuck yeah, Yeah, yeah, they are the animal Kingdom.
- As a matter of fact, we see this running throughout the animal Kingdom.
Examples
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The animal kingdom includes creatures from tiny insects to massive whales.
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The entire animal kingdom is at stake!
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What in the animal kingdom was that?
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Throughout the animal kingdom, prey species have developed... a wide variety of escape behaviors.
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We are animals, and in the animal kingdom, sexual monogamy is not typical.
Blog text (19) -
Chimpanzees are our closest relatives in the animal kingdom.
Fiction book (2002) -
Parrots are the finest linguists in the animal kingdom.
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Scientists study the behaviors and habitats of different species within the animal kingdom.
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The documentary highlighted the diversity of life in the animal kingdom and its importance to the ecosystem.
Synonyms
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A kingdom of living things made of many cells that move and eat other living things
A group that contains all animals, living and extinct
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the taxonomic group comprising all animals' is directly and transparently composed from 'animal' (an organism type) and 'kingdom' (a high-level taxonomic rank). This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward noun+noun naming, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Animal kingdom comes from the simple image of a 'kingdom' full of creatures: people used kingdom to mean a big group and animal to name who is in it. So Animal kingdom means 'all animals' grouped together.