meg·a·fau·na (m g  -fô n)n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Large or relatively large animals, as of a particular region or period, considered as a group. meg a·faunal adj. |
megafauna [ˈmɛgəˌfɔːnə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the component of the fauna of a region or period that comprises the larger terrestrial animals
| megafauna (mg-fôn) Large or relatively large animals of a particular place or time period. Saber-toothed tigers and mastodons belong to the extinct megafauna of the Oligocene and Pleistocene Epochs. |
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