avifauna

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A0547900 (ā′və-fô′nə, ăv′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.

avifauna

(ˌeɪvɪˈfɔːnə) n (Zoology) all the birds in a particular region ˌaviˈfaunal adj

a•vi•fau•na

(ˌeɪ vəˈfɔ nə, ˌæv ə-)

n., pl. -nas, -nae (-nē). (used with a sing. or pl. v.) the indigenous birds of a region or habitat. [1870–75] a`vi•fau′nal, adj. a`vi•fau′nal•ly, adv.

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avifauna - the birds of a particular region or periodfauna, zoology - all the animal life in a particular region or period; "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"

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noun the birds of a particular region or period

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