Faunist

//ˈfɔːnɪst// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who describes the fauna of a country.

    "SOME future faunist, a man of fortune, will, I hope, extend his visits to the kingdom of Ireland; a new field, and a country little known to the naturalist"

Example

More examples

"SOME future faunist, a man of fortune, will, I hope, extend his visits to the kingdom of Ireland; a new field, and a country little known to the naturalist"

Etymology

From fauna + -ist.

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