English Explanatory Dictionary

megafauna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The large animals of a given region or time, considered as a group.
  2. A treatise on such a group of large animals.

Word forms

megafauna megafaunas

Etymology

From mega- + fauna.

Derived words

megafaunal charismatic megafauna

Translations

Finnish: megafauna Finnish: suureläimistö French: mégafaune Galician: megafauna Georgian: მეგაფაუნა Greek: μεγαπανίδα Portuguese: megafauna Romanian: megafaună Spanish: megafauna Swedish: megafauna
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