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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• An area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna.
  地球的以植物群和动物群分布来划分的区域。
• 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 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。
• 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 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。