"faunae" in the noun sense

1. fauna, zoology

all the animal life in a particular region or period

"the fauna of China"

"the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"

2. animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

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