avifauna

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin avis (“bird”) + New Latin fauna (“animals”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Faunus (“god of herdsmen”)

Noun

avifauna (usually uncountable, plural avifaunas or avifaunae)

1. The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.

Related terms

• avifaunal

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Dutch

Etymology

From avi- +‎ fauna, perhaps borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaː.viˈfɑu̯.naː/

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• Hyphenation: avi‧fau‧na
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯naː

Noun

avifauna f (plural avifauna's)

1. avifauna, bird fauna; the birdlife of an area
2. A book about bird fauna.

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Spanish

Noun

avifauna f (plural avifaunas)

1. avifauna, bird life