faunule

noun

fau·​nule

ˈfȯˌnyül,

ˈfäˌ-

variants or less commonly faunula

-nyələ

plural faunules

-iz

also faunulae

-yəˌlē

: a diminutive fauna

especially : an association of animal fossils found in a single stratum or a succession of strata of limited thickness

Word History

Etymology

New Latin faunula, from fauna + -ula

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