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fauna

fau.na \'fo.n-*, 'fa:n-\ \-.e-, -.i-\ \-*l\ \-*l-e-\ n or faunas also 
   fau.nae [NL, fr. LL Fauna, sister of Faunus] pl  1: animals or animal life; 
   esp : the animals or animal life of a re gion, period, or geological 
   stratum 2: the animals or animal life developed or adapted for living in a 
   specifie d environment - fau.nal aj