Fauna definition
Animals, especially the animals of a particular region or period, considered as a group.
noun
A descriptive list of such animals.
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A catalog of the animals of a specific region or period.
noun
Animals, especially the animals of a particular region or period, considered as a group.
noun
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A catalog of the animals of a specific region or period.
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The animals of a particular region or time period.
Fauna are defined as the animals characteristic of a particular time period or a particular location.
The animals that are characteristic of the rain forest are an example of its fauna.
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The animals of a specified region or time.
The fauna of North America.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
fauna
Plural:
faunae, faunasOrigin of fauna
- Late Latin Fauna sister of Faunus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- New Latin, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus 'god of forests and herdsmen'; akin to Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaunon, “wild animal, beast”), thýs 'jackal, wild dog; panther', Phrygian dáos 'wolf'.
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