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fau·na

(fô

) KEY

NOUN:
pl. fau·nas or fau·nae (-n

) KEY

(used with a sing. or pl. verb) Animals, especially the animals of a particular region or period, considered as a group.
A catalog of the animals of a specific region or period.

ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus

OTHER FORMS:
faunal (Adjective), faunal·ly (Adverb)

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