In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
(noun) a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
fauna, zoology
(noun) all the animal life in a particular region or period; “the fauna of China”; “the zoology of the Pliocene epoch”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
faunae
plural of fauna
Source: Wiktionary
Fau"na, n. Etym: [NL.: cf. F. faune. See Faun.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of America; fossil fauna; recent fauna.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.