Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fauna"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fauna \Fau"na\, n. [NL.: cf. F. faune. See {Faun}.] (Zo["o]l.)
The animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of
America; fossil fauna; recent fauna.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fauna
n 1: all the animal life in a particular region [ant: {vegetation}]
2: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn:
{animal}, {animate being}, {beast}, {brute}, {creature}]
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