n. (pl. faunae or faunas) 1 the animal life of a region or geological period (cf. FLORA). 2 a treatise on or list of this. faunal adj. faunist n. faunistic adj.
[ mod.L f. the name of a rural goddess, sister of Faunus: see FAUN ]
FAUNA
Meaning of FAUNA in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012