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Fauna

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the animal life characteristic of a particular region, habitat, or period
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Stage 1 of 2
Fauna
Latin · ancient
"a Roman goddess of nature"
a Roman goddess of the earth, animals, and fertility
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Stage 2 of 2
fauna
English · 1771
"the animal life of a region or period"
adopted by naturalists for the animal life of a region or period
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