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avifauna
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun avifauna has 1 sense
- avifauna(n = noun.group) - the birds of a particular region or period; is a kind of fauna, zoology
Derived forms adjective avifaunal1, adjective avifaunistic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
avifauna, n. [NL., fr. L. avis bird + E. fauna.].
The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
avifauna, n. birds of a region or country collectively.
Etymology
L avis bird + FAUNA
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