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English
Noun
faune (plural faunes)
- (rare or archaic) Alternative spelling of faun
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin faunus.
Pronunciation
Noun
faune m (plural faunes)
- faun
- (figurative) satyr (lecherous man)
- grayling (butterfly of the genus Hipparchia)
Derived terms
Further reading
French
Etymology
From Middle French faune, from Latin faunus.
Pronunciation
Noun
faune m (plural faunes)
- faun
- tree grayling (butterfly Hipparchia statilinus)
Noun
faune f (plural faunes)
- fauna, wildlife
- Coordinate term: flore
- la flore et la faune ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Further reading
Italian
Noun
faune f
- plural of fauna