fauna

英 [ˈfɔːnə]

美 [ˈfɔːnə]

n.  (某地区或某时期的)动物群

复数：faunas　

TOEFLIELTSTEM8医学

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

• The countryside is home to plenty of flora and fauna.
  农村拥有丰富的植物群和动物群。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Flora: Why, Fauna, what's the matter, dear?
  为什么，弗娜，怎么了，亲爱的？
• 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。