avifauna
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- avifaunal adjective
- avifaunally adverb
Etymology
Origin of avifauna
Example Sentences
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Dr Manish Chandi, a social ecologist, says the project will also affect saltwater crocodiles and the island’s water monitors, fish and avifauna.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2024
Aeronautics, dinosaur locomotion and migration have all drawn hugely from the study of avifauna, and human culture has embraced the winged beasts as a potent metaphor for transformation.
From Nature • Jun. 6, 2017
North America’s avifauna may well become more diverse.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 30, 2015
SAT Help remove invasive plants, plant native ones, and learn all about the native fauna and avifauna your work will support; gloves, tools, snacks provided, 10 a.m.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2013
The subtotal is less than one-fifth of the Kansan avifauna, but it represents 72 per cent of the grassland birds of North America; grassland habitats abound in Kansas.
From The Breeding Birds of Kansas by Johnston, Richard F.
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