fauna

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See also Fauna, and faună

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New Latin, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus 'god of forests and herdsmen'; akin to Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaunon, wild animal, beast), thýs 'jackal, wild dog; panther', Phrygian dáos 'wolf'.

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fauna (plural faunae or faunas or faunæ)

  1. (uncountable) animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
  2. (countable) a book, cataloguing the animals of a country etc.

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fauna f (plural faunes)

  1. fauna

Crimean Tatar [edit]

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Latin fauna.

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fauna (more common word is ayvanat)

  1. fauna

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  • Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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fauna f

  1. fauna

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fauna

  1. fauna

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fauna f (plural faune)

  1. fauna

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Polish [edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

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fauna f

  1. fauna

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Noun [edit]

fauna f (plural faunas)

  1. fauna