Faunic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to fauna: faunal.
"Although this monograph of a single faunic group is not the place for a discussion of the history of the classification of the Myriapoda, yet it has seemed necessary to make this brief notice of and comparison between the works[…]"
- 2 Pertaining to or characteristic of a faun.
"Love srikes the lyre with such exquisite numbers, That faunic Rage is lulled to gentle slumbers."
Example
More examples"Although this monograph of a single faunic group is not the place for a discussion of the history of the classification of the Myriapoda, yet it has seemed necessary to make this brief notice of and comparison between the works[…]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From fauna + -ic.
Etymology 2
From faun + -ic.
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