Look up: Kingdom

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   Kingdom
   One of the major subdivisions of life; based upon basic similarities in cell structure. Five kingdoms are recognized: Monera, Protoctista, Fungi, Animalia, and Plantae.
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   Kingdom
   In classification, a kingdom is the highest grouping of similar organisms. A kingdom contains one or more phyla (plural of phylum). Life on Earth is divided into five kingdoms: Animalia (animals), Plantae (plants), Fungi, Protista (protozoans and eucaryotic algae), and Monera (prokaryotes: blue-green algae and bacteria ).
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   kingdom
   [n] - a domain in which something is dominant 2. [n] - a country with a king as head of state 3. [n] - the domain ruled by a king or queen 4. [n] - a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state 5. [n] - one of seven biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia 6. [n] - a basic group of natural objects
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   Kingdom
   Largest groups that living things are sorted into. The two biggest are the plant kingdom and the animal kingdom.
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   Kingdom
   the top unit in taxonomy. Originally there were just two kingdoms; Animals and Plants. Now there are thought to be at least five kingdoms: animals, plants, fungi (mushrooms and lichen), protists (true algae) and monera (bacteria)
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   Kingdom
   King'dom (kĭng'dŭm) noun [ Anglo-Saxon cyningdōm . See 2d King , and - dom .] 1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy. « Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom .» Ps. cxiv. 13. « When Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his fa ...
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   kingdom
   <biology> The highest taxonomic rank, immediately above phylum or division. There are five biological kingoms: ... 1. Kingdom animalia: The members of this kingom are complex, multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that digest food outside their cells and then absorb the digested nutrients. Animals must consume other organisms to obtain most of t ...
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   kingdom
   realm noun the domain ruled by a king or queen
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   kingdom
   noun a basic group of natural objects
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    Kingdom
    `Kingdom` may refer to: * A realm governed by monarchy * Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy * `Kingdoms` (board game), a board game by Reiner Knizia * `Kingdom` (comics), a comic series by Dan Abnett and Richard Elson for 2000 AD * `Kingdom` (song), a song by David Gahan * `Kingdom` (TV series) * `Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms`, a real time tactics computer game by Creative Assembly * `Kingdom` (album), an album by Koda Kumi ...
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    kingdom
    (king´dәm) in the traditional classification of living organisms, the highest of the categories; the most widely used classification system lists five kingdoms: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae (the plants), and Animalia (the animals). An alternative classification divides all organisms at the highest level into t...
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    Kingdom
    • (n.) The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy. • (n.) 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. • (n.) An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling charact...
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    kingdom
    (from the article `taxonomy`) ...considerations exemplify the difficulties inherent in producing a generally accepted classification, even at the highest levels. Since the ...
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    kingdom
    (from the article `biogeographic region`) ...on it. The limits of a region are determined by mapping the distributions of taxa; where the outer boundaries of many taxa occur, a line ...
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    Kingdom
    Top most level of the common system used to classify life. Generally, five kingdoms are recognized: Monera, Protista, Fungi, Animalia, and Plantae.
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    kingdom
    
    1. a domain in which something is dominant
    2. a country with a king as head of state
    3. the domain ruled by a king or queen
    4. a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
    5. one of seven biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia
    6. a basic group of natural objects
    
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    kingdom
    The chief taxonomic category. The older, five-kingdom classification scheme has now been largely superseded by one of six kingdoms. Related entry • life, classification
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    KINGDOM
    The top taxonomic level-The Plant Kingdom, for example.
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    kingdom
    kingdom, in taxonomy: see classification.
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