faun

Meaning

  1. A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
  2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis.

Synonyms

woodland deity

Frequency

43k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɔːn/
Etymology

From Middle English fawn, from Latin Faunus.

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