fauna

Example Sentences

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Well before he moved in, he invited scientists to research the soil, flora and fauna.

From Los Angeles Times

The Flaming C on the front and the numbers featured a pattern of flora and fauna from Alberta prairies arranged to reflect the rainbow-colored pride flag.

From Washington Times

Predators prey on herbivores that, without predation, might adversely impact that essential fauna.

From Salon

By the first millennium A.D., another species of strange and distorted fauna with a supernatural aura had emerged.

From New York Times

Knowing why oxygen became plentiful could illuminate the evolution of our planet’s flora and fauna, but scientists have struggled to find an explanation satisfying to all.

From Science Magazine