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fauna

/ˈfɔːnə/noun

उच्चारण फ़ॉन

जीव-जंतु, किसी क्षेत्र के पशु-पक्षी

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    all the animals living in a particular area or period of history

    जीव-जंतु, किसी क्षेत्र के पशु-पक्षी

    • The fauna of the Western Ghats includes the lion-tailed macaque.
    • the fauna of the Ice Age
    • Students were asked to list the flora and fauna of their local park.
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    • The sanctuary protects the rare fauna of the Himalayan foothills.
    • Island fauna is often found nowhere else in the world.
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“Collocations, idioms and sayings

The phrase flora and fauna is fixed, in that order.

वाक्यांश 'flora and fauna' इसी क्रम में तय है।

⌂Word origin and word building

From Fauna, a Roman goddess of the countryside, sister of Faunus.

Rome की ग्रामीण देवी Fauna, Faunus की बहन, से।

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One-word substitution

The animal life of a region; the plant life is flora.

'किसी क्षेत्र का पशु-जीवन' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; पादप-जीवन flora है।

General knowledge

The Zoological Survey of India records fauna, the Botanical Survey of India flora.

Zoological Survey of India fauna और Botanical Survey of India flora दर्ज करता है।