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thanatofauna

thanatofauna noun: fauna present on a dead body, especially one that may be used to estimate the time of death.

Noun

thanatofauna

  1. Fauna present on a dead body, especially one that may be used to estimate the time of death.
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Origin of thanatofauna

From thanato- + fauna.

Questions about thanatofauna

What does thanatofauna mean?
Thanatofauna means fauna present on a dead body, especially one that may be used to estimate the time of death.
What part of speech is thanatofauna?
Thanatofauna is a noun.

Words near thanatofauna in the dictionary

  1. thanatocoenoses
  2. thanatocoenosis
  3. thanatocracies
  4. thanatocracy
  5. thanatocratic
  6. thanatofauna
  7. thanatogenetic
  8. thanatognomonic
  9. thanatographer
  10. thanatographers
  11. thanatographic

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