Plural of fauna
irregular plural
The plural of fauna is faunae or faunas.
Forms of fauna
| Singular | fauna /ˈfɔːnə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | faunae faunas |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Faunae and faunas in a sentence
- In both faunas, the dominant zoarial types are catenicelliform, followed by the cellariiform, adeoniform, and vinculariiform.1969, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project (page 812). From the entry vinculariiform
- Since then, geologists have found similar Ediacaran faunas in Precambrian rocks from other parts of the world as well.2011, Matt Cartmill, Fred H. Smith, The Human Lineage, page 18. From the entry Ediacaran
- The soil fauna and epigeon were classified and analysed in detail, while corticophilous, ripicolous and, synanthropic faunas were described.1981 September 30, Wanda Maria Weiner, “Collembola of the Pieniny National Park in Poland”, in Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, volume 25…. From the entry corticophilous
- This masterly summary of the Californian Neogene Tertiary deals with both the systematic and œcologic aspects of the fossil faunas.1939, Journal of Microscopy, volumes 59-60, Blackwell Scientific, page 266. From the entry œcologic
- Equatorial Andean butterfly faunas are both absolutely and relatively impoverished in comparison to both temperate oreal (high-mountain) faunas and adjacent lowland ones.1994, Arthur M Shapiro, Why are there so few butterflies in the high Andes?, volume 31, page 1. From the entry oreal
Meaning of fauna
- noun Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, biological group, etc.
- noun A particular group of animals as distinguished from another.
- noun A book cataloguing the animals of a country.
Nouns ending in -a: plural -ae
Questions about the plural of fauna
- What is the plural of fauna?
- The plural of fauna is faunae or faunas.
- Which is correct, faunae or faunas?
- Both are used. faunas is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is fauna countable?
- Fauna is a countable and uncountable noun.
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