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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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