fáunula

Portuguese

Etymology

From fauna +‎ -ula.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.nu.lɐ/ [ˈfaʊ̯.nu.lɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.nu.lɐ/ [ˈfaʊ̯.nu.lɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.nu.la/ [ˈfaʊ̯.nu.la]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.nu.lɐ/

• Rhymes: -awnulɐ
• Hyphenation: fáu‧nu‧la

Noun

fáunula f (plural fáunulas)

1. diminutive of fauna
2. (paleontology) faunule (set of animal species of a layer or level)

Further reading

• “fáunula”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “fáunula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025