Avifauna

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the birds of a particular region or period wordnet

Synonyms

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birdchickcygnetdoveeaglefledgling

Example

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"All in all, the southeast sector offers a very diverse avifauna, and it should not be ignored by the visiting birder."

Etymology

From New Latin, from Latin avis (“bird”) + New Latin fauna (“animals”), from Latin Faunus (“god of herdsmen”).

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