refaunation

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noun

The reintroduction of animals into an environment (following a previous defaunation)

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Meanings

nounrefaunation (countable and uncountable, plural refaunations)

plural refaunations

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe reintroduction of animals into an environment (following a previous defaunation)

Origin

From re- + fauna + -ation.

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APA

refaunation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refaunation

MLA

“refaunation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refaunation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refaunation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refaunation.

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