fauna n |
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| [NL, fr. L Fauna, sister of Faunus, the Roman god of animals] : animal life | |
| faunistic adj | |
| of or relating to zoography | |
| flamen n | |
| [ME flamin, fr. L Flamen, the special priests of the true Roman gods] : a priest, esp. in ancient Rome | |
| flora n | |
| [NL, fr. L Flora, Roman goddess of flowers, fr. L flor-, flos] : plant or bacterial life | |
| Friday n | |
| [ME, fr. OE frigedaeg, fr. (assumed) Frig Frigga + daeg day, prehistoric trans. of L dies Veneris Venus' day] : the sixth day of the week, following Thursday | |
An Etymological Dictionary of Classical Mythology
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