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Animalia is a proper noun, plural.  Its five sylables, an i mal i a, are pronounced an a MAY le a or an a MALE ya.  

The only definition, in Biology is:  the taxonomic kingdom comprising all animals.  Source:  Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary

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taxonomy is a noun.  The only definition is:  The department of science that embodies the principles of classification, especially in relation to living organisms.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

kingdom  is a noun.  Definition 4 of 5 in Natural History is:  One of the three primary divisions of natural objects known as the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

animal as a noun.  Definition 1 of 3 is:  A sentient living organism other than a plant.  Definition 2 is:  A sentient creature inferior to man; a brute.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

subkingdom is a noun.  The only definition is:  A primary division of the animal or vegetable kingdom.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

Metazoa is a noun, plural.  The only definition, in Zoology is:  A primary division of the animal kingdom, whose germs become differentiated into at least an outer and an inner wall, including all animals higher than protozoans.  Source: Practical Standard Dictionary

animalia phyla is a noun, plural.  The only definition is:  The term which includes the 12 divisions of the animal kingdom.


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