avifauna
/ˈeɪ.vɪˌfɔː.nə/noun
avifauna is spelled A-V-I-F-A-U-N-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, avifauna means “The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of avifauna is avifaunas or avifaunae.
How many letters and syllables are in avifauna?
| Letters | 8: A-V-I-F-A-U-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is avifauna?
Avifauna appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce avifauna?
- /ˈeɪ.vɪˌfɔː.nə/
- /ˈeɪ.vəˌfɔː.nə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of avifauna
- avifaunas plural
- avifaunae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does avifauna mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does avifauna come from?
From New Latin, from Latin avis (“bird”) + New Latin fauna (“animals”), from Latin Faunus (“god of herdsmen”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).