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

• 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。
• 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。
• He studies the flora and fauna of africa.
  他研究非洲的动植物群。
• Terrestrial and aquatic fauna may sometimes be found resting together under a loose stone.
  有时在松动的石头下可以同时看见栖息的陆生动物和水生动物。
• Mass loss rates of fir leaf litter appeared consistent with the taxa and individual relative density of soil fauna.
  不同孔径凋落物袋内土壤动物的类群和个体相对密度与凋落叶的质量损失率呈现相对一致的变化趋势。
• Flora: Why, Fauna, what's the matter, dear?
  为什么，弗娜，怎么了，亲爱的？
• Wild animal fauna belongs to Qiangtang inferior.
  野生动物区系属于青藏区羌塘高原亚区。
• This paper discusses the species diversity, fauna elements and geographical distribution of aphids in China.
  对“热河生物群”中蚜虫类的科级分类、演化和地质时代进行讨论并提出不同意见。
• A vacant lot or a bombsite can, to the amateur naturalist, produce an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna
  对于业余博物学者来说，在一片空地上或被炸后的废墟里可能发现种类繁多的植物群和动物群。
• 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？