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faun
(encz) | faun,faun n: Zdeněk Brož |
faun
(czen) | faun,faunn: Zdeněk Brož |
Faun
(gcide) | Faun \Faun\, n. [L. Faunus, fr. favere to be favorable. See
Favor.] (Rom. Myth.)
A god of fields and shepherds, diddering little from the
satyr. The fauns are usually represented as half goat and
half man.
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Satyr or Faun, or Sylvan. --Milton.
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faun
(wn) | faun
n 1: ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed
ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr |
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avifauna
(encz) | avifauna,ptactvo n: Zdeněk Brož |
faun
(encz) | faun,faun n: Zdeněk Brož |
fauna
(encz) | fauna,fauna n: Zdeněk Brož |
faunae
(encz) | faunae, |
faunal
(encz) | faunal,zvířecí adj: Zdeněk Brož |
fauntleroy
(encz) | Fauntleroy,Fauntleroy n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
faunus
(encz) | Faunus, |
faun
(czen) | faun,faunn: Zdeněk Brož |
fauna
(czen) | fauna,faunan: Zdeněk Brožfauna,zoologyn: PetrV |
fauntleroy
(czen) | Fauntleroy,Fauntleroyn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
Avifauna
(gcide) | Avifauna \A`vi*fau"na\, n. [NL., fr. L. avis bird + E. fauna.]
(Zool.)
The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.
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Fauna
(gcide) | Fauna \Fau"na\, n. [NL.: cf. F. faune. See Faun.] (Zool.)
The animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of
America; fossil fauna; recent fauna.
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Faunal
(gcide) | Faunal \Fau"nal\, a.
Relating to fauna.
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Fauni
(gcide) | Faunus \Fau"nus\, n.;pl. Fauni. [L.] (Myth.)
See Faun.
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Faunist
(gcide) | Faunist \Fau"nist\, n.
One who describes the fauna of country; a naturalist.
--Gilbert White.
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Faunus
(gcide) | Faunus \Fau"nus\, n.;pl. Fauni. [L.] (Myth.)
See Faun.
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Fig faun
(gcide) | Fig \Fig\ (f[i^]g), n. [F. figue the fruit of the tree, Pr.
figa, fr. L. ficus fig tree, fig. Cf. Fico.]
1. (Bot.) A small fruit tree (Ficus Carica) with large
leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably
native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands.
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2. The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong
shape, and of various colors.
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Note: The fruit of a fig tree is really the hollow end of a
stem, and bears numerous achenia inside the cavity.
Many species have little, hard, inedible figs, and in
only a few does the fruit become soft and pulpy. The
fruit of the cultivated varieties is much prized in its
fresh state, and also when dried or preserved. See
Caprification.
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3. A small piece of tobacco. [U.S.]
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4. The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; -- used
in scorn or contempt. "A fig for Peter." --Shak.
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Cochineal fig. See Conchineal fig.
Fig dust, a preparation of fine oatmeal for feeding caged
birds.
Fig faun, one of a class of rural deities or monsters
supposed to live on figs. "Therefore shall dragons dwell
there with the fig fauns." --Jer. i. 39. (Douay version).
Fig gnat (Zool.), a small fly said to be injurious to figs.
Fig leaf, the leaf tree; hence, in allusion to the first
clothing of Adam and Eve (Genesis iii.7), a covering for a
thing that ought to be concealed; esp., an inadequate
covering; a symbol for affected modesty.
Fig marigold (Bot.), the name of several plants of the
genus Mesembryanthemum, some of which are prized for the
brilliancy and beauty of their flowers.
Fig tree (Bot.), any tree of the genus Ficus, but
especially F. Carica which produces the fig of commerce.
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avifauna
(wn) | avifauna
n 1: the birds of a particular region or period |
avifaunal
(wn) | avifaunal
adj 1: of or relating to birds of a particular region or period
[syn: avifaunal, avifaunistic] |
avifaunistic
(wn) | avifaunistic
adj 1: of or relating to birds of a particular region or period
[syn: avifaunal, avifaunistic] |
faun
(wn) | faun
n 1: ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed
ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr |
fauna
(wn) | fauna
n 1: all the animal life in a particular region or period; "the
fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch" [syn:
fauna, zoology] [ant: botany, flora, vegetation]
2: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn:
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature,
fauna] |
fauntleroy
(wn) | Fauntleroy
n 1: an excessively polite and well-dressed boy [syn:
Fauntleroy, Little Lord Fauntleroy] |
faunus
(wn) | Faunus
n 1: (Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a
counterpart of Greek Pan |
little lord fauntleroy
(wn) | Little Lord Fauntleroy
n 1: an excessively polite and well-dressed boy [syn:
Fauntleroy, Little Lord Fauntleroy] |
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