— 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 ]