faun-, fauni-, fauna-, -fauna +
(Latin: animal; a collective name for the animals of a certain region or time)
avifauna (s), avifaunae (pl)
All the birds present in a region, an area, an environment, or a period of time.
avifaunal
A reference to or relating to birds of a particular region or period.
cryptofauna
The fauna of protected or concealed microhabitats.
defaunated
Deprived of animals, used specifically of the removal of intestinal symbiotic protozoa from insects.
epifauna, epifaunal
1. In ecology, animals that live on the sea floor, or attached to other animals or objects under water.
2. The total animal life inhabiting a sediment surface or water surface; any encrusting fauna.
faun
In Roman mythology, a rural god, often depicted as a creature with the body of a man and the legs and horns of a goat. The Greek equivalent is satyr.
Fauna
An ancient Italian rural goddess of fruitfulness in Roman mythology, the sister of Faunus.
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fauna (s), faunae (pl)
1. The animal life of a particular region or period, considered as a whole.
2. A catalog or list describing the animals of a particular region or period.
3. The name
fauna was introduced into zoology by the Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus (Karl von Linne (1707-78).
faunal
A reference to animals or animal life.
faunalturbation
A disturbance of the soil surface by animals; especially, by the burrowing and tunneling of gophers, mice, rabbits, etc.
faunation
The assemblage of animal species in a particular area.
faunist
1. A person who studies or writes about animal life; a naturalist.
2. A student or writer about faunae.
faunistics, faunistic
The study of all or part of the animal species of a particular locality or region.
faunizone
In geology, a body of strata characterized by a distinctive assemblage of animal fossils.
faunoiphilia
An abnormal desire to watch animals copulate.
Related "animal" units:
anima-;
therio-;
zoo-.
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