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The corresponding terms for plants and fungi are flora and funga, respectively. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as biota. Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess Shale fauna".
Fauna is a Roman rustic goddess said in differing ancient sources to be the wife, sister, [1] or daughter of Faunus (the Roman counterpart of Pan). [2] Varro regarded her as the female counterpart of Faunus, and said that the fauni all had prophetic powers. She is also called Fatua or Fenta Fauna.
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
Merriam-Webster writes that most terms of venery fell out of use in the 16th century, including a "murder" for crows. It goes on to say that some of the terms in The Book of Saint Albans were "rather fanciful", explaining that the book extended collective nouns to people of specific professions, such as a "poverty" of pipers.
This is a list of terms and symbols used in scientific names for organisms, and in describing the names. For proper parts of the names themselves, see List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names. Note that many of the abbreviations are used with or without a stop.
However, when there is a clear core meaning for the common name, with other meanings by analogy, then it is okay to use the common name for the "true" group: Many elongated fishes are known as "eels", but "true eels" are in the order Anguilliformes, so it's appropriate to place them at the article name " Eel ", with the others listed at Eel ...
Fauna is a collective term for animal life. Fauna may also refer to: Fauna (deity), an ancient Roman goddess; Fauna, Bloemfontein, a suburb of the South African city of Bloemfontein; Fauna (Oh Land album), a 2008 album by Oh Land; Fauna (Haken album), a 2023 album by Haken; Fauna, a 2020 Mexican/Canadian drama film
Ja-Kapïl, is Puelchean for "shield bearer," the literal meaning of the clade name thyreophora. Kaniukura is Mapudungun for "crest stone", in reference to its deep jaw. [122] Jalapeño (Capsicum annuum var.) pepper: Nahuatl: Jalapeño is Spanish for "from Xalapa", the capital city of Veracruz, Mexico, where the pepper was traditionally cultivated.