Definition of ANIMALIA (original) (raw)
often capitalized
: that one of the basic groups of living things that comprises either all the animals or all the multicellular animals compare [animal kingdom](/dictionary/animal kingdom), plantae, protista
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, plural of animal
First Known Use
1902, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of animalia was in 1902
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“Animalia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animalia. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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