faunula in British English
(ˈfɔːnjʊlə) or faunule (ˈfɔːnjuːl)
nounWord forms: plural -ulae (-jʊliː) or -ules1. the fauna of a small single environment
2. fossil fauna, dominated by representatives of a single community, found in a single stratum or in several thin adjacent strata
Word origin
C20: from
fauna +
-ule