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faunus

faunus is the dated form of faun.

Meaning of faun

Noun

faun (plural fauns)

  1. (Roman) A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
    Synonyms:
    satyr
  2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis.

Proper noun capitalized: Faunus

Faunus

  1. (Roman) Horned god of the forest, plains and fields.
    • Near-synonym: Pan (Greek counterpart)
    Synonyms:
    Pan

Synonyms of faunus

Forms of faunus

pluralfauni

Origin of faunus

From Latin faunus.

From Latin Faunus.

Questions about faunus

What does faunus mean?
Faunus means horned god of the forest, plains and fields.
What is faunus the dated form of?
Faunus is the dated form of faun.
What part of speech is faunus?
Faunus is a proper noun.

Words near faunus in the dictionary

  1. Fauntleroys
  2. faunula
  3. faunulae
  4. faunule
  5. faunules
  6. faunus
  7. faunæ
  8. fauour
  9. Fauquier
  10. Fauquier County
  11. Faure

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