faunal

faunal — 形容詞

  • faunalpositive
  • more faunalcomparative
  • most faunalsuperlative

1. connected with the animal life of a place, habitat, or period of history

1.形容詞C2
釋義

動物群的

與某地或時期的動物群有關

connected with the animal life of a place, habitat, or period of history

例句

Jude compared the faunal records from two caves in southern Spain.

Jude 比較了西班牙南部兩座洞穴的動物群紀錄。

collocation: faunal records

After the fire, scientists began a faunal survey of the burned valley.

火災過後，科學家開始對那座燒毀的山谷進行動物群調查。

collocation: faunal survey

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌The island is very faunal.
✅The island has rich animal life.
💡faunal is usually used before a noun, not after be on its own.
❌We found many faunal in the cave.
✅We found many animal remains in the cave.
💡faunal is an adjective, so it must describe a noun.