n. animals of a region or period considered as a whole.
Poets often use the word fauna when writing about animals.
Poets often use the word fauna when writing about animals.
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He studied the fauna of the intertidal zone.
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The biologist studied the neritic fauna.
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The autochthonous fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo.
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The biologist studied littoral fauna.
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We viewed the subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat.
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animal kingdom; animal word; animal life
animal not a part of another
2 syllables
fau-na
gauna
mauna
sauna
scianna
shauna
shawna
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