Fauna

Podcast 1 · Introduction

Fauna

A documentary-style narration: origin, meaning, and feel.

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

FAW-nuh  /ˈfɔːnə/

Definition

The animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.

Plain meaning

All the animals living in a particular area or time — the animal equivalent of flora, which names the plants.

Register

Neutral. Scientific in strict use; accessible and widely understood in general use.