faun
A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness…A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
» Fauns are mythical creatures. There's no way you saw one in the garden.
Faune sind Sagengestalten. Es kann nicht sein, dass du einen im Garten gesehen hast.
Meaning
2 senses(Roman)A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
Faun, Faunus
фавнfavn
ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis.
Examples
1 sentencesFauns are mythical creatures. There's no way you saw one in the garden.
deFaune sind Sagengestalten. Es kann nicht sein, dass du einen im Garten gesehen hast. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fawn, from Latin faunus.From Middle English fawn, from Latin faunus.
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