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fau⋅na
[faw-nuh] 
–noun, plural -nas, -nae [-nee] .
[-nee] . | 1. | the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole. |
| 2. | a treatise on the animals of a given region or period. |
| 3. | (initial capital letter ) Roman Religion. Bona Dea. |
Bo⋅na De⋅a
[boh-nuh dee-uh, dey-uh] –noun
| an ancient Roman goddess of chastity and fertility. |
Also called Fauna.
Origin:
< L: lit., (the) Good Goddess
< L: lit., (the) Good Goddess
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| fau·na (fô'nə) n. pl. fau·nas or fau·nae (-nē')
[Late Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus.] fau'nal adj., fau'nal·ly adv. |
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Fauna
Fau"na\, n. [NL.: cf. F. faune. See Faun.] (Zo["o]l.) The animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of America; fossil fauna; recent fauna.
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Language Translation for : fauna
Spanish:
fauna,
German:
die Fauna,
Japanese:
動物相
fauna [(faw-nuh)]
Animals, especially the animals of a particular place and time.
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fauna
1771, collective name for animals of a certain region or time, from L.L. Fauna, a Roman fertility goddess, wife, sister, or daughter (or some combination thereof) of Faunus. Popularized by Linnaeus (1707-78), who adopted it as a companion word to flora and used it in the title of his 1746 catalogue of the animals of Sweden, "Fauna Suecica." First used in Eng. by naturalist Gilbert White.
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Main Entry: fau·na
Pronunciation: 'fon-&, 'fän-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural faunas also fau·nae /-"E, -"I/
: animal life; especially : the animals characteristic of a region, period, or special environment —compare
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fauna fau·na (fô'nə)
n. pl. fau·nas or fau·nae (-nē')
Animals, especially the animals of a particular region or period, considered as a group.
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| fauna (fô'nə) Pronunciation Key
Plural faunas or faunae (fô'nē') The animals of a particular region or time period. |
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