Definition of "fauna" []

• Animals, especially the animals of a particular region or period, considered as a group. (noun)
• A catalog of the animals of a specific region or period. (noun)

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• "To be noted among the fauna is the endemic venado de páramo (Mazana americana carrikeri), and the león colorado (Felis concolor bangsi)."
• ""The fact that there isn't living fauna is a signal that something happened to these sites and these sediments," Joye said in a phone interview Friday."
• "The list of endangered or near extinct fauna is extensive."