faun

(fôn)

noun

any of a class of minor Roman deities, usually represented as having the trunk of a man, but the horns, pointed ears, tail, and hind legs of a goat

Origin: ME < L faunus: see Faunus

See faun in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Roman Mythology

Any of a group of rural deities represented as having the body of a man and the horns, ears, tail, and sometimes legs of a goat.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin Faunus, Faunus

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