Fauna
noun
All the animals that live in a certain area or in a specific time period.
The African Savannah has a rich array of fauna, including lions, elephants, and giraffes.
Often appears as...
- local fauna
- native fauna
noun
A book or other work that describes the animals of a particular region or period.
The ecologist wrote a comprehensive fauna on the animals in the Amazon rainforest.
Often appears as...
- comprehensive fauna
- detailed fauna
Usage tips
Academic
noun
All the animals that live in a certain area or in a specific time period.
The African Savannah has a rich array of fauna, including lions, elephants, and giraffes.
Often appears as...
- local fauna
- native fauna
noun
A book or other work that describes the animals of a particular region or period.
The ecologist wrote a comprehensive fauna on the animals in the Amazon rainforest.
Often appears as...
- comprehensive fauna
- detailed fauna
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Use
Use 'fauna' when discussing all animal life in a specific location.
The desert's harsh conditions lead to a unique fauna adapted to survive there.
Pro Tip 2/3Time-Specific
'Fauna' can refer to animals from a historical period, like dinosaurs from the Jurassic fauna.
The museum's exhibit showcases the Mesozoic era's fascinating fauna.
Pro Tip 3/3Diverse Contexts
'Fauna' is used in various fields, from ecology to tourism, reflecting animal diversity.
The brochure highlights the island's vibrant marine fauna to attract divers.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Use
Use 'fauna' when discussing all animal life in a specific location.
The desert's harsh conditions lead to a unique fauna adapted to survive there.
Pro Tip 2/3Time-Specific
'Fauna' can refer to animals from a historical period, like dinosaurs from the Jurassic fauna.
The museum's exhibit showcases the Mesozoic era's fascinating fauna.
Pro Tip 3/3Diverse Contexts
'Fauna' is used in various fields, from ecology to tourism, reflecting animal diversity.
The brochure highlights the island's vibrant marine fauna to attract divers.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Use
Use 'fauna' when discussing all animal life in a specific location.
The desert's harsh conditions lead to a unique fauna adapted to survive there.
Pro Tip 2/3Time-Specific
'Fauna' can refer to animals from a historical period, like dinosaurs from the Jurassic fauna.
The museum's exhibit showcases the Mesozoic era's fascinating fauna.
Pro Tip 3/3Diverse Contexts
'Fauna' is used in various fields, from ecology to tourism, reflecting animal diversity.
The brochure highlights the island's vibrant marine fauna to attract divers.
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means you can go see another world, another universe, completely magical. You can see little fish, seaweed, the flora and fauna, you can watch it all discreetly, sliding underwater, looking around, and coming back to the surface, leaving no trace. It's an amazing feeling to become one with nature like that.
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These low-maintenance flora and fauna don’t need to be fed at all. In fact, they naturally improve water quality, filtering it as they feed off of sunlight and nutrients in the seawater. By absorbing carbon through photosynthesis, these farms help battle climate change, and reduce local ocean acidification
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Nature's Oddest Looking...
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His House Survived a...
fauna incredible we have our little problems with turkeys but I guess everybody does I formed some real friendships here with neighbors a guy across the street makes storage tanks guy had walked with the
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How long will human...
like corn and rats. But it's a world that's not as resilient as the one it replaces. As the fossil record shows, it's a diversity of plants and animals that allows unique pairings of flora and fauna
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How virtual reality...
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Dolphin Expresses...
these sounds are produced by a set of muscles called fauna clips found inside that local sound is so important to a dolphin compared to humans the area of their brain used to process it is about
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How shared knowledge can...
understanding the importance of sharing this zoonosis we have to understand the full circle to see that it leads back to us because we must know our fauna to know ourselves
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The Exhilarating Peace...
means you can go see another world, another universe, completely magical. You can see little fish, seaweed, the flora and fauna, you can watch it all discreetly, sliding underwater, looking around, and coming back to the surface, leaving no trace. It's an amazing feeling to become one with nature like that.
Video examples
Underwater farms vs....
These low-maintenance flora and fauna don’t need to be fed at all. In fact, they naturally improve water quality, filtering it as they feed off of sunlight and nutrients in the seawater. By absorbing carbon through photosynthesis, these farms help battle climate change, and reduce local ocean acidification
Video examples
Nature's Oddest Looking...
on them are also in danger invasive species are now the number one threat to Australia's native wildlife they have already contributed to the extinction of more than a hundred indigenous species of flora and fauna it's hard to predict
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Giant Cassowaries are...
on them are also in danger invasive species are now the number one threat to Australia's native wildlife they have already contributed to the extinction of more than a hundred indigenous species of flora and fauna it's hard to predict
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Top 5 Inspirational...
them are also in danger invasive species are now the number one threat to Australia's native wildlife they have already contributed to the extinction of more than a hundred indigenous species of flora and fauna it's hard to predict
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His House Survived a...
fauna incredible we have our little problems with turkeys but I guess everybody does I formed some real friendships here with neighbors a guy across the street makes storage tanks guy had walked with the
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How long will human...
like corn and rats. But it's a world that's not as resilient as the one it replaces. As the fossil record shows, it's a diversity of plants and animals that allows unique pairings of flora and fauna
Video examples
How virtual reality...
and support them as needed. To give you a better sense, I'm going to show you a little bit of what students see. This is the virtual reality when they're underwater observing the flora and fauna.
Video examples
Dolphin Expresses...
these sounds are produced by a set of muscles called fauna clips found inside that local sound is so important to a dolphin compared to humans the area of their brain used to process it is about
Video examples
How shared knowledge can...
understanding the importance of sharing this zoonosis we have to understand the full circle to see that it leads back to us because we must know our fauna to know ourselves
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Walter Cronkite
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Rohini Nilekani
Indian Writer
At a physical level, India is blessed with a rich biodiversity of flora and fauna. We have a predictable monsoon, and a vast network of rivers and water bodies. We have one of the longest coastlines. We have enormous access to solar energy.
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John Burnside
Scottish Writer
The son of a Fife mining town sledder of coal-bings, bottle-forager, and picture-house troglodyte, I was decidedly urban and knew little about native fauna, other than the handful of birds I saw on trips to the beach or Sunday walks.
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Ben Fogle
English Writer
The jungle is my least favourite environment. It's always damp, and everything tries to bite you, whether it's flora or fauna. But I think it's important to face your fears and not just go for the comfortable option.
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David Grann
American Journalist
You think of the rainforest as this incredibly abundant place of fauna and animals and flora. This great, rich wilderness. And yet it is such a biological battlefield in which everything is competing.
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Charles Lyell
British Lawyer
I long ago suggested the hypothesis, that in the basin of the Thames there are indications of a meeting in the Pleistocene period of a northern and southern fauna.
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Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Monacan Royalty
My mother loved to take us on walks in the mountains or the hills and she would point out different species that she identified, both fauna and flora.
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Martin Rees
British Scientist
Space and time may have a structure as intricate as the fauna of a rich ecosystem, but on a scale far larger than the horizon of our observations.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.
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Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
It is imperative for us to protect the flora and fauna around us.
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Walter Cronkite
American Journalist
I am joining the hundreds of thousands who shall be marching in the Virtual March on Washington to Stop Global Warming in order to demonstrate the concern that we all hold for the future of our planet and all the living things - flora, fauna, human and animal - that exist upon it.
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Rohini Nilekani
Indian Writer
At a physical level, India is blessed with a rich biodiversity of flora and fauna. We have a predictable monsoon, and a vast network of rivers and water bodies. We have one of the longest coastlines. We have enormous access to solar energy.
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John Burnside
Scottish Writer
The son of a Fife mining town sledder of coal-bings, bottle-forager, and picture-house troglodyte, I was decidedly urban and knew little about native fauna, other than the handful of birds I saw on trips to the beach or Sunday walks.
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Ben Fogle
English Writer
The jungle is my least favourite environment. It's always damp, and everything tries to bite you, whether it's flora or fauna. But I think it's important to face your fears and not just go for the comfortable option.
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David Grann
American Journalist
You think of the rainforest as this incredibly abundant place of fauna and animals and flora. This great, rich wilderness. And yet it is such a biological battlefield in which everything is competing.
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Charles Lyell
British Lawyer
I long ago suggested the hypothesis, that in the basin of the Thames there are indications of a meeting in the Pleistocene period of a northern and southern fauna.
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Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Monacan Royalty
My mother loved to take us on walks in the mountains or the hills and she would point out different species that she identified, both fauna and flora.
Quote examples
Martin Rees
British Scientist
Space and time may have a structure as intricate as the fauna of a rich ecosystem, but on a scale far larger than the horizon of our observations.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.
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Anand Mahindra
Indian Businessman
It is imperative for us to protect the flora and fauna around us.
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