Meanings
verbdefaunate (third-person singular simple present defaunates, present participle defaunating, simple past and past participle defaunated)
present singular third person defaunates · participle present defaunating · participle past defaunated · past defaunated
- transitivebiologyTo remove the animals from.
Origin
From de- + fauna + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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APA
defaunate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defaunate
MLA
“defaunate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defaunate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defaunate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defaunate.
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