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noun
A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Roman
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: satyr
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Roman deity
History
From Middle English fawn, from Latin faunus.
Across languages
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