faune

faune (plural faunes)

1. (rare or archaic) Alternative spelling of faun

Borrowed from Latin faunus.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfaw.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈfaw.ne]
• Homophone: fauna
• Rhymes: -awnə

faune m (plural faunes)

1. faun
2. (figurative) satyr (lecherous man)
3. grayling (butterfly of the genus Hipparchia)

• faune bru
• faune gran
• fauna ziga-zaga

• “faune” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

From Middle French faune, from Latin Faunus.

• IPA^(key): /fon/

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faune m (plural faunes)

1. faun
2. tree grayling (butterfly Hipparchia statilinus)

faune f (plural faunes)

1. fauna, wildlife

• “faune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

faune f

1. plural of fauna