faun

noun \ˈfȯn, ˈfän\

: a creature in Roman mythology that is part human and part goat

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: a figure in Roman mythology similar to but gentler than the satyr

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Middle English, from Latin faunus, from Faunus

First Known Use: 14th century

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noun \ˈfȯn\

: a Roman god of country life represented as part goat and part man

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