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nounancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyrtype of:
Definition that contains faun
- threatened (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
- pan (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus
- endangered (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
- satyr one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
- 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
- goat god (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus
- biogeographical region an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna
- 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
- forest god one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns