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FAUNA
Definition of FAUNA
noun
Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, biological group, etc.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin fauna, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus (“god of forests and herdsmen”); akin to Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “wild animal, beast”), θώς (thṓs, “jackal, wild dog; panther”), Phrygian δάος (dáos, “wolf”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FAUNA · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FAUNA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 60 boards so far. 164 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
FAUNA starts with F and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAFNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start FAUNA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found FAUNA?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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