avifauna

[ ey-vuh-faw-nuh, av-uh ]

/ ˌeɪ vəˈfɔ nə, ˌæv ə /

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noun

the birds of a given region, considered as a whole.

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Origin of avifauna

First recorded in 1870–75; avi- + fauna

OTHER WORDS FROM avifauna

a·vi·fau·nal, adjectivea·vi·fau·nal·ly, adverb

Words nearby avifauna

avidin, avidity, avidly, avidya, Aviemore, avifauna, avigation, Avignon, Ávila, Avila Camacho, Avilés

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How to use avifauna in a sentence

The avifauna of the warm temperate zone thus contains a total of 205 genera.
North America|Israel C. Russell
Of these no fewer than fifteen occur in New Zealand—a country not characterised by a large avifauna.
Jungle Folk|Douglas Dewar
Some of the similarities to the Ethiopian and the great differences from the Australian avifauna have already been pointed out.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
The breeding avifauna of Kansas has received intermittent attention from zoologists for about 75 years.
The Breeding Birds of Kansas|Richard F. Johnston

Udvardy found this group to represent 15 per cent of the North American avifauna.
The Breeding Birds of Kansas|Richard F. Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for avifauna

avifauna

/ (ˌeɪvɪˈfɔːnə) /

noun

all the birds in a particular region

Derived forms of avifauna

avifaunal, adjective

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