FAUNAE

FAUNA

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


Noun

faunae

plural of fauna

Source: Wiktionary


FAUNA

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



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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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