Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

megafauna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
megafau-na
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The large animals of a given region or time, considered as a group.

noun

A treatise on such a group of large animals.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English fauna English megafauna From mega- + fauna.

Inflected Forms

megafaunas (plural)

Derived Forms

megafaunal

Phrases

charismatic megafauna

Questions

What does megafauna mean?
The large animals of a given region or time, considered as a group.
Where does megafauna come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English fauna English megafauna From mega- + fauna.

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