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avifaunal

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a⋅vi⋅fau⋅na

  [ey-vuh-faw-nuh, av-uh]
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–noun
the birds of a given region, considered as a whole.
Origin:
1870–75; avi- + fauna

Related forms:
a⋅vi⋅fau⋅nal, adjective
a⋅vi⋅fau⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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a·vi·fau·na   (ā'və-fô'nə, āv'ə-)   
n.  The birds of a specific region or period.

[Latin avis, bird; see awi- in Indo-European roots + fauna.]
a'vi·fau'nal adj.
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