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fauna

nounfeminine/fɐˈwnɐ/high

fau·na

Definition

The animals characteristic of a region, habitat, or geological period.
The island's unique fauna includes several species found nowhere else.
Marine biologists study the fauna of the deep sea.
Common collocations
wild faunamarine faunanative fauna

Etymology

Do latim 'Fauna', deusa dos campos e da fertilidade.

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