ornithofauna

noun

or·​nitho·​fauna

ȯ(r)¦nithə,

¦ȯ(r)nə(ˌ)thō+

: the birds of a region or habitat : avifauna

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ornith- + fauna

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