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单词 fauna
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
fau•na /ˈfɔnə/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Ecologythe animals of a given area or time period, thought of as a group: [uncountable; used with a singular verb]African fauna was the subject of her study.[plural* used with a plural verb]Some African faunas are endangered.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fau•na  (fô′nə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nas, -nae (-nē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Ecologythe animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.
  2. Ecologya treatise on the animals of a given region or period.
  3. Mythology(cap.) [Rom. Relig.]See Bona Dea. 
  • Neo-Latin, special use of Latin Fauna, a feminine counterpart to Faunus; compare Flora
  • 1765–75
fau′nal, adj. 
fau′nal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fauna /ˈfɔːnə/ n ( pl -nas, -nae / -niː/)
  1. all the animal life of a given place or time, esp when distinguished from the plant life (flora)
  2. a descriptive list of such animals
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin, from Late Latin Fauna a goddess, sister of Faunus

ˈfaunal adj
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