Definitions
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“the flora and fauna”
“Japanese waters also support a rich and diverse shark fauna, including the smallest known shark Squaliolus laticaudus, and the bizarre goblin shark, Mitsukurina owstoni.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Animals of a region”5 letters
02“Animal life”5 letters
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