Definition of FAUNA

fauna

Plural: faunae, faunas, faunæ

Noun

  • The animal life of a particular region or period.
  • all the animal life in a particular region or period
    • "the fauna of China"
  • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  • Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
  • A book, cataloguing the animals of a country.

Examples

  • He was trying to recall unusual FAUNA words that might fit his ’Z’ and ’X’ tiles in Scrabble.
  • the flora and fauna

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin fauna, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus (“god of forests and herdsmen”); akin to Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “wild animal, beast”), θώς (thṓs, “jackal, wild dog; panther”), Phrygian δάος (dáos, “wolf”).

Synonyms

animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, zoology

Antonyms

flora

Scrabble Score: 8

fauna: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fauna: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fauna: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

fauna: valid Words With Friends Word