Word of the Day 09/23/22 Fauna
Fauna (noun)
fauna [ faw-nuh ]
noun, plural fau·nas, fau·nae [faw-nee].
1. the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.
2. a treatise on the animals of a given region or period.
3. (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. Bona Dea.
OTHER WORDS FROM FAUNA
faunal, adjective
fau·nal·ly, adverb
WORDS RELATED TO FAUNA
animality, animals
See synonyms for fauna on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1765–75; < New Latin, special use of Latin Fauna, a feminine counterpart to Faunus; cf. Flora
HOW TO USE FAUNA IN A SENTENCE
Local fauna also came into greater view, less fearful of cities when the hum of engines and voices died down.
HOW THE PANDEMIC HAS HELPED AND HURT ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD|ULA CHROBAK|MARCH 4, 2021|POPULAR-SCIENCE
Barton also noted in his letter that the area, in a post-Civil War survey, was dubbed the “Canadian Valley” because of both the climate and the high concentration of far-north flora and fauna.
SKIING WEST VIRGINIA’S ‘CANADIAN VALLEY’ IN A BANNER SEASON|JOHN BRILEY|FEBRUARY 18, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
A pruner should be your go-tool for trimming and shaping your flora and fauna while preserving plant tissue and extending the life of your greenery.
PLANT PRUNERS TO SHAPE UP YOUR SAPLINGS|POPSCI COMMERCE TEAM|JANUARY 19, 2021|POPULAR-SCIENCE
The land holds some of the best-preserved Apache archaeological sites, as well as untouched flora and fauna like old-growth trees and threatened species like ocelots, which Redniss draws in realistic detail.
'OAK FLAT' CHRONICLES A BATTLE TO SAVE SACRED LAND|ERIN BERGER|JANUARY 14, 2021|OUTSIDE ONLINE
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
fauna [ faw-nuh ]
noun, plural fau·nas, fau·nae [faw-nee].
1. the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.
2. a treatise on the animals of a given region or period.
3. (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. Bona Dea.
OTHER WORDS FROM FAUNA
faunal, adjective
fau·nal·ly, adverb
WORDS RELATED TO FAUNA
animality, animals
See synonyms for fauna on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1765–75; < New Latin, special use of Latin Fauna, a feminine counterpart to Faunus; cf. Flora
HOW TO USE FAUNA IN A SENTENCE
Local fauna also came into greater view, less fearful of cities when the hum of engines and voices died down.
HOW THE PANDEMIC HAS HELPED AND HURT ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD|ULA CHROBAK|MARCH 4, 2021|POPULAR-SCIENCE
Barton also noted in his letter that the area, in a post-Civil War survey, was dubbed the “Canadian Valley” because of both the climate and the high concentration of far-north flora and fauna.
SKIING WEST VIRGINIA’S ‘CANADIAN VALLEY’ IN A BANNER SEASON|JOHN BRILEY|FEBRUARY 18, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
A pruner should be your go-tool for trimming and shaping your flora and fauna while preserving plant tissue and extending the life of your greenery.
PLANT PRUNERS TO SHAPE UP YOUR SAPLINGS|POPSCI COMMERCE TEAM|JANUARY 19, 2021|POPULAR-SCIENCE
The land holds some of the best-preserved Apache archaeological sites, as well as untouched flora and fauna like old-growth trees and threatened species like ocelots, which Redniss draws in realistic detail.
'OAK FLAT' CHRONICLES A BATTLE TO SAVE SACRED LAND|ERIN BERGER|JANUARY 14, 2021|OUTSIDE ONLINE
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.