FAUNA
What does "FAUNA" mean?
The animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
Meanings
- The collective animal life of a place or time. The island's fauna includes species found nowhere else on Earth.
Did you know?
- 'Fauna' is named after a Roman nature goddess, and we owe its scientific use to Carl Linnaeus, who deliberately paired it with 'flora' so animals and plants would each have a matching collective name.
Word origin
From 'Fauna', a Roman goddess of nature and fertility and sister of the woodland god Faunus; the naturalist Carl Linnaeus borrowed the name in 1745 to pair with 'flora' for plant life.
A little poem
Before the dawn light-
a thousand unseen creatures
owning the same field.
haiku
Wordplay
- Flora and Fauna walked into a forest. Only one of them could run from the bear.
What it teaches
Every patch of ground is already crowded with lives we never bothered to count.
Quick facts
What does FAUNA mean?
The animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
Is FAUNA a valid word?
Yes — FAUNA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FAUNA?
FAUNA has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FAUNA come from?
From 'Fauna', a Roman goddess of nature and fertility and sister of the woodland god Faunus; the naturalist Carl Linnaeus borrowed the name in 1745 to pair with 'flora' for plant life.
What can FAUNA teach us?
Every patch of ground is already crowded with lives we never bothered to count.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.