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ichthyofauna

American

[ik-thee-uh-faw-nuh] / ˌɪk θi əˈfɔ nə /

noun

the indigenous fish of a region.

Etymology

Origin of ichthyofauna

First recorded in 1880–85; ichthyo- + fauna

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