FAUN


Meaning of FAUN in English

/ fɔːn; NAmE / noun

(in ancient Roman stories) a god of the woods, with a man's face and body and a goat's legs and horns

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from the name of the pastoral god Faunus, who is associated with wooded places.

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