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archaeofauna

archaeofauna noun: the animal remains found at an archaeological site.

Noun

archaeofauna (countable and uncountable, plural archaeofaunas)

  1. The animal remains found at an archaeological site.
  2. Prehistoric animals.

Forms of archaeofauna

pluralarchaeofaunas

Origin of archaeofauna

From archaeo- + fauna.

Questions about archaeofauna

What does archaeofauna mean?
Archaeofauna means the animal remains found at an archaeological site.
What part of speech is archaeofauna?
Archaeofauna is a noun.
What is the plural of archaeofauna?
The plural of archaeofauna is archaeofaunas.

Words near archaeofauna in the dictionary

  1. archaeocyathids
  2. archaeocyaths
  3. archaeocyte
  4. archaeocytes
  5. archaeoentomological
  6. archaeofauna
  7. archaeofaunal
  8. archaeofaunas
  9. archaeogaming
  10. archaeogastropod
  11. archaeogastropods

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