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UK
/fˈɔːnɐ/
]
[ US /ˈfɔnə/ ]
[ US /ˈfɔnə/ ]
NOUN
-
all the animal life in a particular region or period
the zoology of the Pliocene epoch
the fauna of China - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
How To Use fauna In A Sentence
- It lies less than 100 miles from Melbourne and is well set up for visitors to enjoy myriad up close experiences with the local fauna. Times, Sunday Times
- Thus basal primates might have used ethanol plumes to locate ripening fruits as well as associated fauna.
- Analyses were also performed by splitting the epifauna into mobile, nonmobile, and attached organisms, but these analyses were not included here because the results are not substantially different from those presented here.
- Everywhere one feels the influence of the Mediterranean and particularly on the specific xerophilous flora and fauna of the region.
- If you try ferments at home, you may find some interesting microfauna try to crash the party. Fear not fermentation | Radical Futures Project
- Indeed, in 2002 it seemed that a firm grounding in popular mythology and local fauna was at least as important as a basic grasp of engineering in the designprocess. South Africa races ahead in battle of weirdest World Cup stadiums
- A multispecies overkill simulation of the end-Pleistocene megafaunal mass extinction. Late-Quaternary changes in arctic terrestrial ecosystems, climate, and ultraviolet radiation levels
- The rich Hettangian ammonite fauna first collected and recognized by Muller has been monographed by Guex.
- With the caveat that I'd have absolutely no chance of knowing much about the American avifauna, my guess would be a turnstone Arenaria sp. What is this bird?
- However a red tide can have implications for marine fauna and some organisms including cockles, lugworms and sea potatoes have been washed up onto Sligo beaches as witnessed by many beach users.