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单词 piscifauna
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piscifaunan.

Brit. /ˈpɪsᵻˌfɔːnə/, U.S. /ˌpɪsᵻˈfɔnə/, /ˌpɪsəˈfɑnə/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pisci- comb. form, fauna n.
Etymology: < pisci- comb. form + fauna n. Compare earlier avifauna n.
The fishes of a particular habitat or region collectively.
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piscifauna1890
1890 Cent. Dict. Piscifauna, the fauna of any region or country, in so far as it is composed of fishes.
1919 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 2 80 A very prominent American ichthyologist came to Colombia to investigate the pisci-fauna of the country.
1984 Fishery Technol. 21 131 (title) A study on the piscifauna of the Idukki Reservoir (India) and catchment area.
2001 Spectator (Nexis) 28 Apr. 37 My knowledge of the sea is partial, confined to those relative shallows where the piscifauna can be tempted with rod and line.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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