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faunic

faunic adjective: pertaining to fauna: faunal.

Adjective (1)

faunic

  1. Pertaining to fauna: faunal.
    • Although this monograph of a single faunic group is not the place for a discussion of the history of the classification of the Myriapoda, yet it has seemed necessary to make this brief notice of and comparison between the works[…]1865, American Philosophical Society, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society: Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge, page 242
    • ... and the natural barriers of climate and relief that limit them in faunic regions, than to account for their presence there, or absence from other lands, where the conditions favor their development when once transported.1888, Alex Everett Frye, The Child and Nature, Or, Geography Teaching with Sand Modelling, page 189

Adjective (2)

faunic

  1. Pertaining to or characteristic of a faun.
    • Love srikes the lyre with such exquisite numbers, That faunic Rage is lulled to gentle slumbers.1823, The Rejected Addresses: Presented for the Cup Offered for the Best Address, on the Opening of the New Theatre, Philadelphia : to which is Prefixed the Prize Address, page 106
    • ... in the same places , only with all the real faunic joyfulness gone out of it with the old slain Saturn, and a great deal of empty and luxurious show come in instead! It makes one sad, mankind looks such a fool.1878, Ouida, Ariadnê: The Story of a Dream, page 194

Examples of faunic in a sentence

  • Our lexicons, ancient and mediaeval are rich in faunic names.1953, Raghu Vira, Indian Scientific Nomenclature of the Mammals of India, Burma and Ceylon:
  • This law enhances the putting in place of a National forestry plan of action with the long lasting management of forestry and faunic resources of Cameroon.2009, Les Atouts Economiques: Bilangual Guide of Economic Potentialities : [Cameroon]:
  • the curious observations of a faunic mind, but through the finer eyes of a connoisseur of things human.1920, Arthur Schnitzler, Hands Around (Reigen) A Cycle of Ten Dialougues:
  • Picking out a faunic, shy, beautiful, gentle […]2002, Brigid Brophy, In Transit: An Heroi-Cyclic Novel, Dalkey Archive Press, →ISBN, page 181:

Origin of faunic

From fauna + -ic.

From faun + -ic.

Questions about faunic

What does faunic mean?
Faunic means pertaining to fauna: faunal.
How do you use faunic in a sentence?
Our lexicons, ancient and mediaeval are rich in faunic names.
What part of speech is faunic?
Faunic is an adjective.

Words near faunic in the dictionary

  1. faunches
  2. faunching
  3. faune
  4. faunes
  5. fauni
  6. faunic
  7. faunish
  8. faunist
  9. faunistic
  10. faunistical
  11. faunistically

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