avifauna

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Definition of avifauna in English English dictionary

The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region

the birds of a particular region or period

{i} birds; population of birds of a given region

Hyphenation

a·vi·fau·na

Etymology

() New Latin, from Latin avis (“bird”) + New Latin fauna (“animals”) from Latin Faunus (“god of herdsmen”)