English

malacofauna

From malaco- + fauna.

Formed from malaco- + fauna

Ancient Greek μαλακός ‘soft’

English malaco-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-

New Latin Faunus ‘god of forests and herdsmen’

New Latin fauna

English fauna

Today it means

noun The molluscs of an area.

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