• Fauna

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈfɔː.nÉ™/
    • Rhymes: -ɔːnÉ™

    Origin

    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'.

    Full definition of fauna

    Noun

    fauna

    (plural faunae or faunas or faunæ)
    1. (uncountable) animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
    2. (countable) a book, cataloguing the animals of a country etc.

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