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fauna

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8
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10
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5
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/ˈfɔːnə/

Definition of fauna

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
    “the flora and fauna”
    “Japanese waters also support a rich and diverse shark fauna, including the smallest known shark Squaliolus laticaudus, and the bizarre goblin shark, Mitsukurina owstoni.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable)Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
    “the flora and fauna”
    “Japanese waters also support a rich and diverse shark fauna, including the smallest known shark Squaliolus laticaudus, and the bizarre goblin shark, Mitsukurina owstoni.”
  2. (countable)A book, cataloguing the animals of a country.

name

  1. (Roman)The goddess of animals, nature, spring and fertility; she is also the consort of Faunus.
  2. A female given name from Latin.

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin fauna, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus (“god of forests and herdsmen”); akin to Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “wild animal, beast”), θώς (thṓs, “jackal, wild dog; panther”), Phrygian δάος (dáos, “wolf”).

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