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# fauna

«fauna» in Mova's school dictionary: **All the animals living in one place or at one time** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (fauna) — (science, formal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (science) All the animals living in one place or at one time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fauna/#m1)

2) Used with «flora» (plants): «flora and fauna» = plants and animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fauna/#m2)

3) Fauna is also the name of a goddess in ancient Roman stories, the wife of Faunus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fauna/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science and geography: «the fauna of Australia» (kangaroos, koalas, wombats). «Flora and fauna» appears in nature reports and signs in parks. It is a formal word; everyday talk says «wildlife» or «animals».

### examples

- Australia's fauna includes kangaroos and platypuses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fauna/#x1)
- The rainforest has amazing flora and fauna. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fauna/#x2)
- We studied the fauna of the rock pool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fauna/#x3)
- Please do not disturb the local fauna. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fauna/#x4)
- The island's fauna is unique. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fauna/#x5)
- Pollution harms the river's fauna. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fauna/#x6)
- Fauna was the wife of Faunus, and participated in his functions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fauna/#x7)

### note

Usually uncountable, used as a group. Flora = plants; fauna = animals — easy to mix up (Fauna sounds like «faun», a half-animal creature). Formal and scientific.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fauna» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fauna/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.