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nouna living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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"the fauna of China"nounall the animal life in a particular region or period
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- threatened (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
- endangered (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
- relict an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated
- petromyzon marinus large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes
- sea lamprey large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes
- biogeographical region an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna