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Faune vs Fauna - What's the difference?

faune | fauna |

As nouns the difference between faune and fauna

is that faune is an alternative spelling of lang=en while fauna is animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.

As a proper noun Fauna is

the goddess of animals, nature, spring and fertility; she is also the consort of Faunus.

faune

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (rare, or, archaic)
    • ----

    fauna

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
  • (countable) a book, cataloguing the animals of a country etc.

    • Derived terms

    * aquafauna * epifauna * faunal * infauna * macrofauna * megafauna * meiofauna * mesofauna * microfauna

    Coordinate terms

    * flora