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faun

noun

  1. mythological half human–half goat
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /fɔːn/ / /fɔn/ / /fɑn/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English fawn, from Latin faunus.

  1. A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
  2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis.