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fauna

fau·na [ fáwnə ] (plural fau·nas or fau·nae [ fáw n ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. animal life in general: the animal life of a particular region or period, considered as a whole.
See also  flora (sense 1)


2. list of animals: a catalog or list describing the animals of a particular region or period

[Late 18th century. Via modern Latin< late Latin Fauna "Fauna," an ancient Italian rural goddess, sister of Faunus]

fau·nal adjective
fau·nal·ly adverb
fau·nis·tic [ faw nístik ] adverb
fau·nis·ti·cal·ly adverb
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