Fauna \Fau"na\, n. [NL.: cf. F. faune. See Faun.] (Zool.)
The animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of
America; fossil fauna; recent fauna.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fauna
n 1: all the animal life in a particular region [ant: vegetation]
2: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn:
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature]
[also: faunae (pl)]
WordNet (r) 2.0
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "fauna":
Animalia, and fish, animal kingdom, animal life, animality, beasts,
beasts of field, beasts of prey, big game, birds, brute creation,
cattle, domestic animals, furry creatures, game, livestock,
small game, stock, wild animals, wildlife
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, faunae (pl)
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