faun

noun — 2 senses

faun

noun

UK /fɔːn/ · US /fɔn/

Etymology From Middle English fawn, from Latin faunus.

Human sciences, Mysticism, Mythology, Philosophy, Sciences Roman A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.

Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis.

Derived terms: faunic, faunish, faunlet, faunlike

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