different between fauna vs ecotourism

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin fauna, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus (“god of forests and herdsmen”); akin to Ancient Greek ?????? (thaûnon, “wild animal, beast”), ??? (th?s, “jackal, wild dog; panther”), Phrygian ???? (dáos, “wolf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f??.n?/
• Rhymes: -??n?

Noun

fauna (countable and uncountable, plural faunae or faunas or faunæ)

1. (uncountable) Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time. [from late 18th c.]
2. (countable) A book, cataloguing the animals of a country.

Coordinate terms

• flora

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?faw.n?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?faw.na/
• Homophone: faune
• Rhymes: -awna

Noun

fauna f (plural faunes)

1. fauna

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Latin Fauna.

Noun

fauna (more common word is ayvanat)

1. fauna

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?fau?na]
• Hyphenation: fau?na

Noun

fauna f

1. fauna

   Synonyms: zví?ena, živo?išstvo

Declension

See also

• flóra

Further reading

• fauna in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• fauna in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fauna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?u?.na?/
• Hyphenation: fau?na
• Rhymes: -?u?na?

Noun

fauna f (plural fauna's)

1. fauna, the animal life inhabiting an area
2. a book describing the animal life in a region

Coordinate terms

• flora

Derived terms

• achtergrondfauna
• arachnofauna
• avifauna
• darmfauna
• entomofauna
• insectenfauna
• spinnenfauna
• vissenfauna
• vogelfauna
• zoogdierenfauna

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: fauna

Finnish

Noun

fauna

1. fauna

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch fauna, from New Latin fauna, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus (“god of forests and herdsmen”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *d?eh?u-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?fau?na]
• Hyphenation: fau?na

Noun

fauna (first-person possessive faunaku, second-person possessive faunamu, third-person possessive faunanya)

1. fauna:
   1. (zoology) animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
   2. (zoology) a book, cataloguing the animals of a country.

Further reading

• “fauna” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Noun

fauna f (plural faune)

1. fauna

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin Fauna (“Roman goddess”)

Noun

fauna m (definite singular faunaen, indefinite plural faunaer, definite plural faunaene)

1. fauna

References

• “fauna” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin Fauna (“Roman goddess”)

Noun

fauna m (definite singular faunaen, indefinite plural faunaer or faunaar, definite plural faunaene or faunaane)

1. fauna

References

• “fauna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?faw.na/

Noun

fauna f

1. fauna (“animals considered as a group”)

Usage notes

• Rarely used in the plural.

Declension

Antonyms

• flora

Related terms

• faunista
• faunistka
• faunistyka
• Faun
• faunistyczny

Further reading

• fauna in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -awna

Noun

fauna f (plural faunas)

1. fauna (animals of a region considered as a group)

Spanish

Noun

fauna f (plural faunas)

1. fauna

English

Etymology

eco- +? tourism

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?i?k???t????z(?)m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??ko??t???z?m/, /?iko??t???z?m/

Noun

ecotourism (usually uncountable, plural ecotourisms)

1. Responsible travel to natural areas supporting the fauna, flora, and local economy.

Derived terms

• ecotour
• ecotourist

Translations

Anagrams

• ureosmotic