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Fauna
Fau′na
,Noun.
[NL.: cf. F.
faune
. See Faun
.] (Zool.)
The animals of any given area or epoch;
as, the
fauna
of America; fossil fauna
; recent fauna
.Definition 2024
Fauna
Fauna
fauna
fauna
See also: Fauna
English
Noun
fauna (countable and uncountable, plural faunae or faunas or faunæ)
- (uncountable) animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
- (countable) a book, cataloguing the animals of a country etc.
Derived terms
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Coordinate terms
Translations
animals considered as a group
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a book, cataloging the animals of a country etc.
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Eastern) IPA(key): /ˈfawnə/
- Homophone: faune
- (Eastern) IPA(key): /ˈfawna/
- Rhymes: -awna
Noun
fauna f (plural faunes)
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Noun
fauna (more common word is ayvanat)
Declension
Declension of fauna
| nominative | fauna |
|---|---|
| genitive | faunanıñ |
| dative | faunağa |
| accusative | faunanı |
| locative | faunada |
| ablative | faunadan |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8
Finnish
Noun
fauna
Declension
| Inflection of fauna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fauna | faunat | |
| genitive | faunan | faunojen | |
| partitive | faunaa | faunoja | |
| illative | faunaan | faunoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | fauna | faunat | |
| accusative | nom. | fauna | faunat |
| gen. | faunan | ||
| genitive | faunan | faunojen faunainrare |
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| partitive | faunaa | faunoja | |
| inessive | faunassa | faunoissa | |
| elative | faunasta | faunoista | |
| illative | faunaan | faunoihin | |
| adessive | faunalla | faunoilla | |
| ablative | faunalta | faunoilta | |
| allative | faunalle | faunoille | |
| essive | faunana | faunoina | |
| translative | faunaksi | faunoiksi | |
| instructive | — | faunoin | |
| abessive | faunatta | faunoitta | |
| comitative | — | faunoineen | |
Italian
Noun
fauna f (plural faune)
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -awna
Noun
fauna f (plural faunas)
- fauna (animals of a region considered as a group)
Spanish
Noun
fauna f (plural faunas)
- fauna
- 2008, Horacio Quiroga (introduction by Ana Alcolea), Cuentos de la selva para los niños:
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los humanos caza peces con dinamita y destruyen toda la fauna del río
- the humans are fishing with dynamite and destroy all of the fauna
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los humanos caza peces con dinamita y destruyen toda la fauna del río
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