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FAUNA

\fˈɔːnə], \fˈɔːnə], \f_ˈɔː_n_ə]\

Definitions of FAUNA

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of America; fossil fauna; recent fauna.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of America; fossil fauna; recent fauna.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The animals belonging to any particular region, or period of history.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The animals native to any region or epoch, so called because protected by the Fauns.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

All the animals of any region or period.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

The animals living within a given area or a stated period.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

The animals peculiar to any region or geological period, as protected by the fauns.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

All the animals peculiar to a country, area, or period, as flora denotes all the plants.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

All the animals peculiar to a country, area, or period.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

n. [Latin] The animals of any given area or epoch.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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