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refaunation

refaunation noun: the reintroduction of animals into an environment (following a previous defaunation).

Noun

refaunation (countable and uncountable, plural refaunations)

  1. The reintroduction of animals into an environment (following a previous defaunation)

Forms of refaunation

pluralrefaunations

Origin of refaunation

From re- + fauna + -ation.

Questions about refaunation

What does refaunation mean?
Refaunation means the reintroduction of animals into an environment (following a previous defaunation).
What part of speech is refaunation?
Refaunation is a noun.
What is the plural of refaunation?
The plural of refaunation is refaunations.

Words near refaunation in the dictionary

  1. refatten
  2. refattened
  3. refattening
  4. refattens
  5. refatting
  6. refaunation
  7. refaunations
  8. refax
  9. refaxed
  10. refaxes
  11. refaxing

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