fauna

Definition of Fauna in English :

1. fauna, zoology

all the animal life in a particular region or period

Example Sentences:
'the fauna of China'
'the zoology of the Pliocene epoch'

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fauna

noun plural -nas or -nae (-niː)

1.

all the animal life of a given place or time, esp when distinguished from the plant life (flora)

2.

a descriptive list of such animals

nounWord forms: plural ˈfaunas or ˈfaunae (ˈfɔni ; fôˈnē)

1.

the animals of a specified region or time

the fauna of North America

2.

a descriptive list of such animals

n. pl. fau·nas or fau·nae (-nē′)

1. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Animals, especially the animals of a particular region or period, considered as a group.

2. A catalog of the animals of a specific region or period.