fauna

Noun
Synonyms: zoologyanimalanimate beingbeastbrutecreature

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. all the animal life in a particular region or period“the fauna of China”“the zoology of the Pliocene epoch”Synonyms: zoology
  2. a living organism characterized by voluntary movementSynonyms: animalanimate beingbeastbrutecreature
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]
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