megafauna

[ meg-uh-faw-nuh ]
/ ˈmɛg əˌfɔ nə /

noun Ecology.

land animals of a given area that can be seen with the unaided eye.

Origin of megafauna

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British Dictionary definitions for megafauna

megafauna
/ (ˈmɛɡəˌfɔːnə) /

noun

the component of the fauna of a region or period that comprises the larger terrestrial animals

Scientific definitions for megafauna

megafauna
[ mĕgə-fô′nə ]

Large or relatively large animals of a particular place or time period. Saber-toothed tigers and mastodons belong to the extinct megafauna of the Oligocene and Pleistocene Epochs.