faunal
faunal — adjective
- faunalpositive
- more faunalcomparative
- most faunalsuperlative
1. connected with the animal life of a place, habitat, or period of history
connected with the animal life of a place, habitat, or period of history
Jude compared the faunal records from two caves in southern Spain.
collocation: faunal records
After the fire, scientists began a faunal survey of the burned valley.
collocation: faunal survey
The museum map shows faunal zones across the islands of Indonesia.
Devika's report links wetter winters to faunal changes in the marsh.
Birdwatchers noticed faunal differences between the wet north and dry south.
- animal
everyday and much broader; it works when technical precision is unnecessary
- zoological
more about the scientific study or classification of animals than about the animal life of one place
- botanical
connected with plants rather than animals
文法句型
faunal survey
faunal record
faunal changes
用法筆記
Usually used before nouns such as survey, record, zone, and change. Common in ecology, archaeology, and conservation writing rather than everyday conversation; in ordinary English, people more often say animal or refer directly to wildlife.