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faun definition

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

Etymology: ME < L faunus: see Faunus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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