| falun gong | (n) a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices |
| faun | (n) ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr |
| fauna | (n) all the animal life in a particular region or period, Syn. zoology, Ant. flora, Example: the fauna of China; the zoology of the Pliocene epoch |
| fauntleroy | (n) an excessively polite and well-dressed boy, Syn. Little Lord Fauntleroy |
| faunus | (n) (Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan |
| Faluns | ‖n. [ F. ] (Geol.) A series of strata, of the Middle Tertiary period, of France, abounding in shells, and used by Lyell as the type of his Miocene subdivision. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Faun | n. [ L. Faunus, fr. favere to be favorable. See Favor. ] (Rom. Myth.) A god of fields and shepherds, differing little from the satyr. The fauns are usually represented as half goat and half man. [ 1913 Webster ] Satyr or Faun, or Sylvan. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Fauna | n. [ NL.: cf. F. faune. See Faun. ] (Zool.) The animals of any given area or epoch; |
| Faunal | a. Relating to fauna. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Faunist | n. One who describes the fauna of country; a naturalist. Gilbert White. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Faunus | ‖n.; |
| faun | (n) เทพเจ้าโรมันที่มีลำตัวเป็นคน หูแหลม มีเขา หางและขาหลังเป็นแพะ, Syn. woodland deity, satyr |
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| Faun { m } | faun [Add to Longdo] |
| Fauna { f } [ zool. ] | fauna [Add to Longdo] |
