Organisms

Animals

Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Animal
  • Animalia
  • Metazoa

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Indexing Annotation

NIM as check tag; Manual 18.7+; relation to /vet: Manual 19.8.81

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History Note

2004 (1974); was check tag only (not a descriptor) 1974-2003

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  1. B01w.050w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Animals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000818. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000818
  2. Animals. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal
  3. Animals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q729