fauna

英 [ˈfɔːnə]

美 [ˈfɔːnə]

n.  (某地区或某时期的)动物群

复数：faunas　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9188 / COCA.12609

牛津词典

noun

• （某地区或某时期的）动物群
  all the animals living in an area or in a particular period of history
  1. the local flora and fauna (= plants and animals)
     当地动植物群
  2. land and marine faunas
     陆地和海洋动物区系

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT-COLL (尤指某个地区的)动物群
  Animals, especially the animals in a particular area, can be referred to asfauna.
  1. ...the flora and fauna of the African jungle...
     非洲丛林的动植物
  2. Brackish waters generally support only a small range of faunas.
     咸水水域通常只能存活为数不多的几种动物。

英英释义

noun

• a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  Synonym:animalanimate beingbeastbrutecreature
• all the animal life in a particular region or period
  1. the fauna of China
  2. the zoology of the Pliocene epoch
  Synonym:zoology

双语例句

• Brackish waters generally support only a small range of faunas.
  咸水水域通常只能存活为数不多的几种动物。
• The importance of this park derives from its wealth of flora and fauna.
  这个国家公园的重要性来自它丰富的植物物种和动物物种。
• The refuge is also productive for the now rare native flora and fauna of the coastal areas.
  保护区对海岸区目前比较罕见的本土植物和动物也起促进繁殖作用。
• The fauna in the Joli fou consists of bivalves and arenaceous forams.
  乔里富组内的化石主要是双壳类和砂壳有孔虫。
• Human beings and the natural flora and fauna and other resources which form part of our living environment.
  人类和自然界的动植物以及其他各种资源构成了我们生活的环境。
• This is the website of Species in Parks: Flora and Fauna Databases.
  这是美国公园植物和动物区系数据库的网站。
• He studies the flora and fauna of africa.
  他研究非洲的动植物群。
• So how is climate change affecting Earth's flora and fauna?
  气候变化究竟是如何影响地球上的植物和动物呢？
• Terrestrial and aquatic fauna may sometimes be found resting together under a loose stone.
  有时在松动的石头下可以同时看见栖息的陆生动物和水生动物。
• The new note designs replace the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with native flora and fauna.
  新的设计将取代英国女王伊丽莎白二世与本地植物和动物的画像。