"megafauna" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: megafaunas [plural], megafauna [plural]
Etymology: mega- + fauna Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|fauna}} mega- + fauna Head templates: {{en-noun|s|megafauna}} megafauna (plural megafaunas or megafauna)
  1. The large animals of a given region or time, considered as a group.
    Sense id: en-megafauna-en-noun-5VoXbyyS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mega-: 76 24
  2. A treatise on such a group of large animals.
    Sense id: en-megafauna-en-noun-Q7BQ~-0z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: megafaunal, charismatic megafauna Translations (large animals): megafauna (Finnish), suureläimistö (Finnish), mégafaune [feminine, singular] (French), megafauna [feminine] (Galician), მეგაფაუნა (megapauna) (Georgian), μεγαπανίδα (megapanída) [feminine] (Greek), megafauna [feminine] (Portuguese), megafaună [feminine] (Romanian), megafauna [feminine] (Spanish), megafauna [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'large animals': 50 50

Noun [Spanish]

Forms: megafaunas [plural]
Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} megafauna f (plural megafaunas)
  1. (zoology) megafauna Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-megafauna-es-noun-5hd9ynq2 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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