# avifauna

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.

## Etymology
From New Latin, from Latin avis (“bird”) + New Latin fauna (“animals”), from Latin Faunus (“god of herdsmen”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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