Word: paleofauna
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
le
o
fau
na
Definition: The animals that were alive in a particular period of geological history, especially those known only as fossils
Morphemes:
Affix: paleo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Related to paleontology; the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παλαιός
Language: grc
Decoded: palaios
Meaning: old
Affix: fauna
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Fauna
Language: la
Decoded: Fauna
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ Sister of Faunus.