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