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

• 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。
• Objective To study the fauna of Fanniidae ( Diptera) in subregion Loess plateau of China.
  目的调查研究我国黄土高原亚区厕蝇科昆虫种数、分布及区系特征。
• This paper studies composition and characters of the aphid fauna of Hengduan Mountains Region.
  研究了横断山区蚜虫区系的组成和特点。
• In this paper, the author reports main features of the Chinese simuliid fauna and geographical divisions.
  报道我国蚋类的区系分布和地理区划。
• The countryside is home to plenty of flora and fauna.
  农村拥有丰富的植物群和动物群。
• Mangrove forests replace salt marsh in tropical regions and support a rich fauna.
  红树林在热带区域取代了盐水沼泽，并且支持了丰富的动物区系。
• A preliminary analysis of regional components was conducted for the Bombus fauna of this Province.
  另外，作者对该地区的熊蜂区系成分进行了初步的分析。
• 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？
• 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。
• The park is also home to elk, bighorn sheep, grizzly bears, and other Rocky Mountain fauna.
  黄石公园还是麋鹿、大角羊、灰熊和其他一些落基山脉动物生存的家园。