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

• This paper aims at the study on the Leporidae fossils of Shanyanzhai mammalian fauna.
  本论文主要对该动物群中的兔科化石进行研究。
• By kayaking, you will be able to se first-hand the beautiful flora and fauna.
  由皮艇，你将能够本身的第一手美丽的植物群和动物群。
• 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。
• Relics of the flora and fauna of the Pleistocene age have been preserved in fossil form.
  更新时期的动植物遗迹以化石的形式保存了下来。
• 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 countryside is home to plenty of flora and fauna.
  农村拥有丰富的植物群和动物群。
• 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？
• Trust fund for the Convention on international trade in endangered species of Wild Fauna and flora;
  濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约信托基金；
• 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。
• A vacant lot or a bombsite can, to the amateur naturalist, produce an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna
  对于业余博物学者来说，在一片空地上或被炸后的废墟里可能发现种类繁多的植物群和动物群。