faunist

noun

faunist

noun

/ˈfɔːnɪst/

Etymology From fauna + -ist.

1

One who describes the fauna of a country.

  • 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 naturalist1789, Gilbert White, Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne:

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