Definitions for fauna
ˈfɔ nəfau·na

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. fauna, zoologynoun

   all the animal life in a particular region or period

   "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"

2. animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, faunanoun

   a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. faunanoun

   animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.

2. faunanoun

   a book, cataloguing the animals of a country etc.

3. Etymology: New Latin, from Fauna, sister of Faunus 'god of forests and herdsmen'; akin to Ancient Greek θαῦνον, thýs 'jackal, wild dog; panther', Phrygian dáos 'wolf'.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fauna

   Fauna refers to all of the animal life present in a particular region, habitat or a specific period of time. This includes both wild and domestic animals, as well as species that live on land, in the air, or in water. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the classification of animal species in a systematic way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Faunanoun

   the animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of America; fossil fauna; recent fauna

2. Etymology: [NL.: cf. F. faune. See Faun.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Fauna

   Fauna is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora. Flora, fauna and other forms of life such as fungi are collectively referred to as biota. Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess Shale fauna". Paleontologists sometimes refer to a sequence of faunal stages, which is a series of rocks all containing similar fossils.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fauna

   fawn′a, n. animals collectively, or those of a particular country, or of a particular geological period:—pl. Faun′æ, Faun′as.—n. Faun, a Roman rural deity, protector of shepherds.—adj. Faun′al.—n. Faun′ist, one who studies a fauna. [L. faunus, from favēre, fautum, to favour.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fauna

   the assemblage of animals inhabiting a region or country.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fauna in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fauna in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of fauna in a Sentence

1. Louis Aragon:

   The whole fauna of human fantasies, their marine vegetation, drifts and luxuriates in the dimly lit zones of human activity, as though plaiting thick tresses of darkness. Here, too, appear the lighthouses of the mind, with their outward resemblance to less pure symbols. The gateway to mystery swings open at the touch of human weakness and we have entered the realms of darkness. One false step, one slurred syllable together reveal a man's thoughts.

2. John Long:

   I think it is a highly significant discovery, as the origin and diversificationof modern bony-jawed fishesis still shrouded in mystery, but Janiusiscus takes us abig step closer to really understandingthis major evolutionary transition, from primitive jawed fishes to the beginning of themodern jawed fish fauna.

3. Michael Ohl:

   I am convinced that events like this increase people’s curiosity about local and global fauna and nature.

4. Steve Salisbury:

   This is the most diverse dinosaur track fauna ever recorded, if we went back in time 130 million years ago, we would've seen all these different dinosaurs walking over this coastline. It must've been quite a site.

5. Tim Davenport:

   Along with our discoveries of the Kipunji, Matilda's horned viper and other reptiles and frogs, this new chameleon really seals the deal as regards the boundary of the Eastern Arcs, it is very clear now that the so-called Makambako Gap doesn't exist zoologically, and that the Southern Highlands is every bit as biodiverse and endemic-rich as all other Eastern Arc Mountains. With its own unique fauna and flora the region thus warrants as much protection as we can possibly afford it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fauna
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fauna
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fauna
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fauna
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fauna
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=fauna