Meaning of FAUNA
| Pronunciation: | | 'fonu
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
- [n] all the animal life in a particular region
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| | Synonyms: | | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature |
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| | Antonyms: | | flora, vegetation | | |
| | See Also: | | accumulation, acrodont, adult, aggregation, animal group, animal kingdom, animal tissue, Animalia, assemblage, avifauna, being, biology, biota, biped, captive, caput, chordate, collection, conceptus, creepy-crawly, critter, darter, dead animal, domestic animal, embryo, face, female, fertilized egg, fictional animal, game, giant, head, herbivore, insectivore, invertebrate, kingdom Animalia, larva, male, marine animal, mate, metazoan, migrator, molter, moulter, mutant, offspring, omnivore, organism, peeper, pet, pleurodont, predator, predatory animal, prey, pureblood, purebred, quarry, racer, scavenger, sea animal, stayer, stunt, survivor, thoroughbred, varment, varmint, vermin, work animal, young, zooplankton | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fau"na\, n. [NL.: cf. F. faune. See {Faun}.] (Zo["o]l.)
The animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of
America; fossil fauna; recent fauna.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Animal life. |
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| | Related Terms: | | and fish, animal kingdom, animal life, Animalia, animality, beasts, beasts of field, beasts of prey, big game, birds, brute creation, cattle, domestic animals, furry creatures, game, livestock, small game, stock, wild animals, wildlife |
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