HyperDic: animal_kingdom

English > 1 sense of the expression animal kingdom:
NOUNanimalanimal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animaliataxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
English > animal kingdom: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtaxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals.
SynonymsAnimalia, kingdom Animalia
MembersAcanthocephala, phylum Acanthocephalaphylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates
Annelida, phylum Annelidasegmented worms
Arthropoda, phylum Arthropodajointed-foot invertebrates
Brachiopoda, phylum Brachiopodamarine invertebrates that resemble mollusks
Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoamarine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids
Chaetognatha, phylum Chaetognathaarrowworms
Chordata, phylum ChordataComprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord
Ctenophora, phylum Ctenophoracomb jellies
Cycliophora, phylum Cycliophoratiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters' lips
Echinodermata, phylum Echinodermataradially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers
Metazoa, subkingdom Metazoamulticellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system
Mollusca, phylum Molluscagastropods
Nematoda, phylum Nematoda, Aschelminthes, phylum Aschelminthesunsegmented worms
Nemertea, phylum Nemertea, Nemertina, phylum Nemertinaproboscis worms
Parazoa, subkingdom Parazoamulticellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa
Phoronida, Phoronidea, phylum Phoronidasmall phylum of wormlike marine animals
Platyhelminthes, phylum Platyhelminthesflatworms
Pogonophora, phylum Pogonophorabeard worms
Rotifera, phylum RotiferaA phylum including
Sipuncula, phylum Sipunculapeanut worms
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, faunaA living organism characterized by voluntary movement
animal orderThe order of animals
arthropod familyAny of the arthropods
arthropod genusA genus of arthropods
coelenterate familyA family of coelenterates
coelenterate genusA genus of coelenterates
ctenophore familyA family of ctenophores
ctenophore genusA genus of ctenophores
echinoderm familyA family of echinoderms
echinoderm genusA genus of echinoderms
mollusk familyA family of mollusks
mollusk genusA genus of mollusks
worm familyA family of worms
worm genusA genus of worms
BroaderkingdomThe highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped
SpanishAnimalia, reino animalia, reino animal
CatalanAnimalia

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