fauna

英 [ˈfɔːnə]

美 [ˈfɔːnə]

n.  (某地区或某时期的)动物群

复数：faunas　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9188 / COCA.12609

牛津词典

noun

• （某地区或某时期的）动物群
  all the animals living in an area or in a particular period of history
  1. the local flora and fauna (= plants and animals)
     当地动植物群
  2. land and marine faunas
     陆地和海洋动物区系

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT-COLL (尤指某个地区的)动物群
  Animals, especially the animals in a particular area, can be referred to asfauna.
  1. ...the flora and fauna of the African jungle...
     非洲丛林的动植物
  2. Brackish waters generally support only a small range of faunas.
     咸水水域通常只能存活为数不多的几种动物。

英英释义

noun

• a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  Synonym:animalanimate beingbeastbrutecreature
• all the animal life in a particular region or period
  1. the fauna of China
  2. the zoology of the Pliocene epoch
  Synonym:zoology

双语例句

• An area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna.
  地球的以植物群和动物群分布来划分的区域。
• The refuge is also productive for the now rare native flora and fauna of the coastal areas.
  保护区对海岸区目前比较罕见的本土植物和动物也起促进繁殖作用。
• A preliminary analysis of regional components was conducted for the Bombus fauna of this Province.
  另外，作者对该地区的熊蜂区系成分进行了初步的分析。
• The importance of this park derives from its wealth of flora and fauna.
  这个国家公园的重要性来自它丰富的植物物种和动物物种。
• Objective To study the fauna of Fanniidae ( Diptera) in subregion Loess plateau of China.
  目的调查研究我国黄土高原亚区厕蝇科昆虫种数、分布及区系特征。
• So how is climate change affecting Earth's flora and fauna?
  气候变化究竟是如何影响地球上的植物和动物呢？
• This paper discusses the species diversity, fauna elements and geographical distribution of aphids in China.
  对“热河生物群”中蚜虫类的科级分类、演化和地质时代进行讨论并提出不同意见。
• He studies the flora and fauna of africa.
  他研究非洲的动植物群。
• Mass loss rates of fir leaf litter appeared consistent with the taxa and individual relative density of soil fauna.
  不同孔径凋落物袋内土壤动物的类群和个体相对密度与凋落叶的质量损失率呈现相对一致的变化趋势。
• The fauna in the Joli fou consists of bivalves and arenaceous forams.
  乔里富组内的化石主要是双壳类和砂壳有孔虫。