nnoun.groupall the animal life in a particular region or periodSynset:fauna
Examples:- the fauna of China
- the zoology of the Pliocene epoch
Antonyms:flora
Member Holonyms:biology biota
Hypernyms:accumulation aggregation assemblage collection
Inherited Hypernyms:faunacollectiongroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:avifauna
Member Meronyms:animal group
nnoun.cognitionthe branch of biology that studies animalsSynset:zoological science
Derivationally Related Form:zoologicalzoologist
Hypernyms:biological science biology
Inherited Hypernyms:zoologybiologylife sciencenatural sciencesciencedisciplineknowledge domaincontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bugologyentomologyethologyherpetologyichthyologymalacologymammalogyoologyornithologypalaeozoologypaleozoologyprotozoology
Full Hyponyms:conchologyentomologyethologyherpetologyichthyologylepidopterologymalacologymammalogyoologyornithologypaleomammalogypaleornithologypaleozoologyprimatologyprotozoology