单词 | subfauna |
释义 | > as lemmassubfauna subfauna n. Brit. /ˈsʌbˌfɔːnə/ , U.S. /ˈsəbˌfɔnə/ , /ˈsəbˌfɑnə/ Zoology the fauna of a biogeographical subregion; (also) a division of the fauna of a locality or period.ΚΠ 1859 A. R. Wallace Let. Mar. in Ibis (1859) 1 453 Remnants of a vast Pacific continent..broken and separated at a more distant period, as shown by the fewer species common to the several islands, and the number of distinct sub-faunas into which the region is divided. 1877 J. Le Conte Elements Geol. (1879) 160 The fauna and flora of the United States are divided..into three sub-faunæ and sub-floræ. 1952 Wilson Bull. 64 123 Each of these groups contains subfaunas which occupy different areas within the state. 2003 Palynology 27 256/2 This species is one element of a generally unrecognized subfauna of small planispiral forms. < as lemmas |
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