fauna
/ˈfɔːnə/noun
mass noun
1- the animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period（某一地区、生境、地质时期的）动物区系：
the flora and fauna of Siberia
西伯利亚动植物区系
count noun the local Mesozoic rocks and their faunas.当地的中生代岩石及其动物区系。比较 FLORA.
1.1
- count noun a book or other work describing or listing the animal life of a region动物志。
派生词
faunal
adjectivefaunistic
/fɔːˈnɪstɪk/ adjective词源
late 18th cent.: modern Latin application of Fauna, the name of a rural goddess, sister of FAUNUS.