Meaning of faunic | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Pertaining to fauna: faunal.
2. Pertaining to or characteristic of a faun.

Examples

“Although this monograph of a single faunic group is not the place for a discussion of the history of the classification of the Myriapoda, yet it has seemed necessary to make this brief notice of and comparison between the works[…]”

“... and the natural barriers of climate and relief that limit them in faunic regions, than to account for their presence there, or absence from other lands, where the conditions favor their development when once transported.”

“Our lexicons, ancient and mediaeval are rich in faunic names. In the West names have been derived from Greek and Latin. Similarly our names are derived from Sanskrit, the source-language of India.”

“Option 14: Potential for recreational, faunic and landscape redevelopment].] This option is considered non-discriminatory because all treatment alternatives considered will result in re-opening of the canal to the public.”

“This law enhances the putting in place of a National forestry plan of action with the long lasting management of forestry and faunic resources of Cameroon.”

“Eckert and Clark studied ceramic, architectural, and faunic data from a selected region and two excavation sites, and they were able to observe how both the imagery and use of birds in ritual contexts increased substantially[…]”

“Love srikes the lyre with such exquisite numbers, That faunic Rage is lulled to gentle slumbers.”

“... in the same places , only with all the real faunic joyfulness gone out of it with the old slain Saturn, and a great deal of empty and luxurious show come in instead! It makes one sad, mankind looks such a fool.”

“the curious observations of a faunic mind, but through the finer eyes of a connoisseur of things human. The Puritan fanatic with his jaundiced inhibitions or the moral ideologist with his heart of leather may toss the book aside[…]”

“Picking out a faunic, shy, beautiful, gentle […]”

“... so that all he had to do was sit down and fall back on his elbows as he exploded and his consciousness disappeared into the mythic world of faunic orgasm: a huge bonfire exploded across his mind this time, sending off sparks,[…]”

“... and which simultaneously reviles her as an adulteress and “witch”, but also appears to celebrate her “devilish”, Dionysian sexuality in a procession described as “un triunfo de faunalias” (H13; a triumph of faunic rites).”

“However controversial the Appendix Virgiliana may be, one thing is certain: Virgil's poetic and emotional beginnings approach a frivolity of soul and sense that combines, in a fashion we can scarcely conceive, the faunic with the sentimental.”

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