Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faunist

/ˈfɔːnɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fau-nist
IPA: /ˈfɔːnɪst/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who describes the fauna of a country.

Example Sentences

"SOME future faunist, a man of fortune, will, I hope, extend his visits to the kingdom of Ireland; a new field, and a country little known to the naturalist"

Etymology

From fauna + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fauna

Inflected Forms

faunists (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce faunist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔːnɪst/.
What does faunist mean?: One who describes the fauna of a country.
Where does faunist come from?: From fauna + -ist.

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