fauna

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• /ˈfɔːnə/
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Feminine form of Faunus. Some refer it to Proto-Indo-European *dheh2w-, whence Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “beast”), Illyrian-related Daunus. Some refer it to faveō.

Borrowed from New Latin fauna, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus (“god of forests and herdsmen”); akin to Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “wild animal, beast”), θώς (thṓs, “jackal, wild dog; panther”), Phrygian δάος (dáos, “wolf”).

59 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Marathi: फॉना (phŏnā) — the goddess of animals
• Marathi: फॉना (phŏnā) — female given name
• Bulgarian: фа́уна (fáuna) — animals considered as a group
• Bulgarian: животи́нски свят (životínski svjat) — animals considered as a group
• Catalan: fauna — animals considered as a group
• Chinese Mandarin: 動物群 /动物群 (dòngwùqún) — animals considered as a group
• Chinese Mandarin: 動物區系 /动物区系 (dòngwù qūxì) — animals considered as a group
• Czech: zvířena — animals considered as a group
• Czech: fauna — animals considered as a group
• Danish: fauna — animals considered as a group
• Danish: dyreliv — animals considered as a group
• Dutch: fauna — animals considered as a group
• Esperanto: bestaro — animals considered as a group
• Esperanto: faŭno — animals considered as a group
• Estonian: loomastik — animals considered as a group
• Estonian: loomariik — animals considered as a group
• Estonian: fauna — animals considered as a group
• Finnish: eläimet — animals considered as a group
• Finnish: eläimistö — animals considered as a group
• French: faune — animals considered as a group
• Galician: fauna — animals considered as a group
• Georgian: ფაუნა (pauna) — animals considered as a group
• German: Fauna — animals considered as a group
• German: Tierreich — animals considered as a group
• German: Tierwelt — animals considered as a group
• Greek: πανίδα (panída) — animals considered as a group
• Hindi: प्राणिजात (prāṇijāt) — animals considered as a group
• Hungarian: fauna — animals considered as a group
• Hungarian: állatvilág — animals considered as a group
• Icelandic: fána — animals considered as a group
• Icelandic: dýraríki — animals considered as a group
• Indonesian: satwa — animals considered as a group
• Ingrian: elokasmaailma — animals considered as a group
• Italian: fauna — animals considered as a group
• Japanese: 動物相 (dōbutsusō) — animals considered as a group
• Lithuanian: gyvija — animals considered as a group
• Lithuanian: gyvūnija — animals considered as a group
• Malay: fauna — animals considered as a group
• Norwegian Bokmål: fauna — animals considered as a group
• Norwegian Nynorsk: fauna — animals considered as a group
• Persian: پوشش جانوری — animals considered as a group
• Persian: زیاگان (ziyâgân) — animals considered as a group
• Polish: fauna — animals considered as a group
• Portuguese: fauna — animals considered as a group
• Romanian: faună — animals considered as a group
• Romanian: regnul animal — animals considered as a group
• Russian: фа́уна (fáuna) — animals considered as a group
• Russian: живо́тный мир (živótnyj mir) — animals considered as a group
• Scottish Gaelic: ainmhidhean — animals considered as a group
• Spanish: fauna — animals considered as a group
• Ukrainian: фа́уна (fáuna) — animals considered as a group
• Ukrainian: фа́вна (fávna) — animals considered as a group
• Volapük: nimem — animals considered as a group
• Chinese Mandarin: 動物誌 /动物志 (dòngwùzhì) — a book, cataloging the animals of a country etc.
• French: faune — a book, cataloging the animals of a country etc.
• Galician: fauna — a book, cataloging the animals of a country etc.
• Japanese: 動物誌 (dōbutsushi) — a book, cataloging the animals of a country etc.
• Russian: фа́уна (fáuna) — a book, cataloging the animals of a country etc.
• Spanish: fauna — a book, cataloging the animals of a country etc.