"faunas" in the noun sense
1. fauna, zoology
all the animal life in a particular region or period
"the fauna of China"
"the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"
2. animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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