FAUNA


Meaning of FAUNA in English

— faunal , adj. — faunally , adv.

/faw"neuh/ , n. , pl. faunas, faunae /-nee/ .

1. the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.

2. a treatise on the animals of a given region or period.

3. ( cap. ) Rom. Relig. See Bona Dea .

[ 1765-75; Fauna, a feminine counterpart to FAUNUS; cf. FLORA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .