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avifauna

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a·vi·fau·na  (v-fôn, v-)
n.
The birds of a specific region or period.
[Latin avis, bird; see awi- in Indo-European roots + fauna.]
avi·faunal adj.
avifauna [ˌeɪvɪˈfɔːnə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) all the birds in a particular region
avifaunal  adj
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Noun1.avifauna - the birds of a particular region or period
fauna, zoology - all the animal life in a particular region or period; "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"
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