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Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin fauna, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus (“Roman god of forests, plains and fields”). Compare French faune, German Fauna, Russian фа́уна (fáuna), Italian fauna.
Pronunciation
Noun
faŭno (accusative singular faŭnon, plural faŭnoj, accusative plural faŭnojn)
- (biology) fauna
- Synonym: bestaro
- (Roman mythology) faun