English Explanatory Dictionary

fauna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
  2. A book, cataloguing the animals of a country.
name
  1. The goddess of animals, nature, spring and fertility; she is also the consort of Faunus.
  2. A female given name from Latin.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɔːnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fauna.wav

Word forms

fauna faunae faunas faunæ Fatua Fenta Fauna

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin fauna, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus (“god of forests and herdsmen”); akin to Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “wild animal, beast”), θώς (thṓs, “jackal, wild dog; panther”), Phrygian δάος (dáos, “wolf”).

Derived words

aerofauna aquafauna archaeofauna avifauna chronofauna coprofauna cryptofauna echinofauna endofauna endolithofauna epifauna faunal faunic faunist faunistic faunivore faunivorous faunology herpetofauna ichnofauna ichthyofauna infauna limnofauna macrofauna malacofauna mastofauna megafauna meiofauna mesofauna microfauna myrmecofauna necrofauna nematofauna palaeofauna paleofauna stygofauna thanatofauna
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