| 释义 |
fau·na
\ˈfȯnə, ˈfänə\ noun
(plural fau·nas \-nəz\ ; also fau·nae \-ˌnē\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin Fauna, Roman goddess connected with the fauns, from Latin faunus
1. : animals in general or animal life especially as distinguished from flora; especially : the animals or animal life characteristic of or peculiar to a region or locality, period, or geological stratum
2. : the animals or animal life occurring, developed, or adapted for living in a specified environment
< cave fauna >
< protozoal fauna of the human intestine >
3. : a systematic treatise upon the animals of an area or period — compare flora 1 |