Word a Day
fauna
What does fauna mean?
fauna (noun): animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, biological group, etc.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce fauna?
/ˈfɔnə/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does fauna come from?
Borrowed from New Latin fauna, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus (“god of forests and herdsmen”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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