fauna

/ˈfɔːnə/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfɔːnə/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfȯ-nə ˈfä-/ (ame, mw)

fauna — noun

1. the whole community of wild animals that naturally live in one place or that liv

1.名詞C1
釋義

the whole community of wild animals that naturally live in one place or that lived during one period of history, taken together as a group rather than as single creatures.

例句

The fauna of Madagascar includes many animals found nowhere else on Earth.

the fauna of [place] — naming a region's animal community

Ife spent three years studying the river fauna of the Niger Delta.

[noun] fauna — modifier names the habitat

同義詞
  • wildlife

    everyday equivalent; far more common in general writing than 'fauna'.

  • animal life

    plain-language paraphrase; less technical than 'fauna'.

  • zoological community

    specialist; used in scientific ecology writing.

反義詞
  • flora

    the matching term for the plant community of an area; often paired as 'flora and fauna'.

文法句型

the fauna of [place]

[adjective] fauna

用法筆記

Uncountable and almost always singular. Frequently preceded by a place modifier (`marine fauna`, `desert fauna`) or by `the … of [region/period]`. Strongly associated with the fixed pairing `flora and fauna`.

常見錯誤

❌I saw three faunas in the park.
✅I saw three animals in the park.
💡fauna is uncountable and refers to the whole community, not to individual animals.
❌The fauna are dangerous in this region.
✅The fauna is dangerous in this region.
💡treat fauna as singular even though it covers many species.