[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

kingdom \king"dom\, n. as. cyningd=om. see 2d king, and
   -dom.
   1. the rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal
      authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.
      1913 webster

            thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. --ps. cxiv.
                                                  13.
      1913 webster

            when jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his
            father, he strengthened himself.      --2 chron.
                                                  xxi. 4.
      1913 webster

   2. the territory or country subject to a king or queen; the
      dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or
      has control.
      1913 webster

            unto the kingdom of perpetual night.  --shak.
      1913 webster

            you're welcome,
            most learned reverend sir, into our kingdom. --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. an extensive scientific division distinguished by leading
      or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a
      department; as, the mineral kingdom. in modern biology,
      the division of life into five kingdoms is widely used for
      classification. "the animal and vegetable kingdoms."
                                                  --locke.
      1913 webster +pjc

   animal kingdom. see under animal.

   kingdom of god.
      a the universe.
      b that spiritual realm of which god is the acknowledged
          sovereign.
      c the authority or dominion of god.

   mineral kingdom. see under mineral.

   united kingdom. see under united.

   vegetable kingdom. see under vegetable.

   syn: realm; empire; dominion; monarchy; sovereignty; domain.
        1913 webster
see also:
king -dom animal kingdom animal kingdom of god mineral kingdom 
mineral united kingdom united vegetable kingdom vegetable 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

animal \an"imal\, a. cf. f. animal.
   1. of or relating to animals; as, animal functions.
      1913 webster

   2. pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as
      distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or
      spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites.
      1913 webster

   3. consisting of the flesh of animals; as, animal food.
      1913 webster

   animal magnetism. see magnetism and mesmerism.

   animal electricity, the electricity developed in some
      animals, as the electric eel, torpedo, etc.

   animal flower zool., a name given to certain marine
      animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or
      sea anemone, and other anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes,
      etc.

   animal heat physiol., the heat generated in the body of a
      living animal, by means of which the animal is kept at
      nearly a uniform temperature.

   animal spirits. see under spirit.

   animal kingdom, the whole class of beings endowed with
      animal life. it embraces several subkingdoms, and under
      these there are classes, orders, families, genera,
      species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in
      regular subordination, but variously arranged by different
      writers.

   note: the following are the grand divisions, or subkingdoms,
         and the principal classes under them, generally
         recognized at the present time:
         vertebrata, including mammalia or mammals, aves or
         birds, reptilia, amphibia, pisces or fishes,
         marsipobranchiata craniota; and leptocardia
         acrania. tunicata, including the thaliacea, and
         ascidioidea or ascidians. articulata or annulosa,
         including insecta, myriapoda, malacapoda, arachnida,
         pycnogonida, merostomata, crustacea arthropoda; and
         annelida, gehyrea anarthropoda.
         helminthes or vermes, including rotifera,
         chaetognatha, nematoidea, acanthocephala, nemertina,
         turbellaria, trematoda, cestoidea, mesozea.
see also:
animal magnetism magnetism mesmerism animal electricity animal flower animal heat 
animal spirits spirit animal kingdom vertebrata tunicata 
thaliacea ascidioidea articulata annulosa helminthes 
vermes 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

animal kingdom
     n : taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals
         syn: animalia, kingdom animalia
see also:
animalia kingdom animalia 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

62 moby thesaurus words for "animal kingdom":
   animalia, and fish, animal life, animality, beasts,
   beasts of field, beasts of prey, big game, birds, blood, breed,
   brood, brute creation, cattle, chain of being, clan, class,
   class structure, deme, domain, domestic animals, establishment,
   family, fauna, folk, furry creatures, game, gens, hierarchy, house,
   kind, kingdom, line, lineage, livestock, matriclan,
   mineral kingdom, nation, natural hierarchy, order, patriclan,
   pecking order, people, phratry, phyle, plant kingdom,
   power structure, pyramid, race, realm, sept, small game, species,
   stem, stirps, stock, strain, totem, tribe, vegetable kingdom,
   wild animals, wildlife

Animal Kingdom >> A Words
Animal Kingdom, definition of term: Animal Kingdom
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Animal >> A Words
Animal, definition of term: Animal
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Kingdom >> K Words
Kingdom, definition of term: Kingdom
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Animal Psycholo >> A Words
Animal Psycholo, definition of term: Animal Psycholo
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Kingdom Animali >> K Words
Kingdom Animali, definition of term: Kingdom Animali
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Animal Order >> A Words
Animal Order, definition of term: Animal Order
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Animal Group >> A Words
Animal Group, definition of term: Animal Group
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Animal Nature >> A Words
Animal Nature, definition of term: Animal Nature
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Animal Husbandr >> A Words
Animal Husbandr, definition of term: Animal Husbandr
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Animal Magnetis >> A Words
Animal Magnetis, definition of term: Animal Magnetis
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