Botany and Fauna

Botany

Botany noun - All the plant life in a particular region or period.
Usage example: the botany of China
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Synonyms for Botany

Fauna is an antonym for botany.

Nearby Words: botanic, botanical, botanist, botanizing

Fauna

Fauna noun - All the animal life in a particular region or period.
Usage example: the fauna of China
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Synonyms for Fauna

Botany is an antonym for fauna.

Nearby Word: faun

Both words in one sentence

  • Oddly, this also shows up in another Jules Verne work, The Mysterious Island, in which sailor Pencroft's only real interest in fauna and botany was mostly just in terms of edibility and taste.
  • Rule of Cool Anyone with even the tiniest bit of knowledge in basic botany or zoology would know that Pandora's flora and fauna primarily evolved to look visually impressive to moviegoers.
    Source: Rule of Cool
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