- all the animal life in a particular region or period; "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"
- animal: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
- animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc; a book, cataloguing the animals of a country etc
- Term referring collectively to all animals in an area. The zoological counterpart of flora.
- the total animal population that inhabits an area.
- A nature Goddess, the companion or counterpart of Faunus. She was also identified with Feronia and Bona Dea. In modern times, she lends her name to all of the animal kingdom.
- All of the animals found in a given area.
- The totality of the animals naturally inhabiting a certain country or region, or which have lived during a given geological period.
- The animal component of natural systems.
- Animals or animal life of a particular region or a particular time. [New Zealand Journal of Zoology; v15; 577; 1988.] [Biological Conservation; v46; 169; 1988.] [Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology; v305; 264-279; 2011; DOI:10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.03.007]
- The entire animal population, living or fossil, or a given area, environment, formation, or time span.
- All animals associated with a given habitat, country, area, or period.
- The animal population of an ecosystem or region.*
- (in South America: The Argentinian Pampas)
- Animals and all living things in an ecosystem that are not plants.
- A term referring to an association of animals living in a particular place or at a particular time.
- The animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of America; fossil fauna.
- The entire range of animal species within a geographical region.
- the animal life of a certain place and/or time as opposed to plant life (flora).
- A general term for animals (including reptiles, birds, marsupials, and fish).
- What do fish have to do with a planted tank? Quite a bit, if you want your plants to be useful and decorative and not fish food! Some plant-compatible species and helpful algae eaters and groundskeepers.
- all the animals of a particular region or time period, considered as a group. For example, the fauna of south Texas in prehistoric times included pronghorn antelope and bison as well as white-tailed deer, rabbits, and many other animals, from frogs to fish.
- The animals and arthropods in a given area in general.
- A Latin term that refers to animal remains, as opposed to flora, which refers to plant remains.
- (animals of a region) — named after Faunus (Roman pastoral god)