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

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.

Derived terms

• aquafauna
• epifauna
• faunal
• infauna
• macrofauna
• megafauna
• meiofauna
• mesofauna
• microfauna

Coordinate terms

• flora