English · Word Candidate

fauna

/ˈfɔːnə/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: faunae · faunas

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, biological group, etc.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Động vật được xem như một nhóm, đặc biệt là những của một quốc gia, khu vực, thời gian, nhóm sinh học, v.v.

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Noun

Examples

the flora and fauna

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A particular group of animals as distinguished from another.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một nhóm động vật cụ thể được phân biệt với nhóm khác

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Noun

Examples

More than this, at least twenty genera, which are common to New Guinea and Aru, do not extend into Ceram, indicating with a force which every naturalist will appreciate, that the two latter countries have received their faunas in a radically different manner.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “fauna” mean?

Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, biological group, etc.

Is “fauna” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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