fauna

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n. 动物群 [医] 动物区系

发音

其它 /ˈfɔːnə/

词形变化

faunae 复数 faunae faunæ faunas faunas 复数 faunæ 复数

教材释义与例句

名词

动物群； 动物区系

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.

    动物群

    动物区系

    不可数 可数

    the flora and fauna

  2. 2.

    A book, cataloguing the animals of a country.

    动物志

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

animal beast creature brute zoology

反义词 1

flora

上位词 6

being collection organism accumulation aggregation assemblage

下位词 10

young game mate female male giant adult pet prey survivor

部分词 3

head face caput

整体词 2

biology biota

相关短语

fauna and flora flora and fauna

词源

Borrowed from New Latin fauna, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus (“god of forests and herdsmen”); akin to Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “wild animal, beast”), θώς (thṓs, “jackal, wild dog; panther”), Phrygian δάος (dáos, “wolf”).

来源：wiktionary