Home › Words › T › thanatofaunathanatofaunathanatofauna means fauna present on a dead body, especially one that may be used to estimate the time of death.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, thanatofauna ranks #3,411 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom thanato- + fauna.nounFauna present on a dead body, especially one that may be used to estimate the time of death.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.thanatocoenosis 65% match — A collection of dead life forms that are found together, having previously interacted as a community within an ecosystem. vs thanatofauna →thanatoid 62% match — Resembling death; deathlike. vs thanatofauna →chronofauna 60% match — Fauna that lived only in a specific period in history. vs thanatofauna →neotaphonomic 60% match — Relating to the taphonomy of relatively new corpses vs thanatofauna →entomofauna 60% match — Insect fauna. vs thanatofauna →archaeofauna 59% match — The animal remains found at an archaeological site. vs thanatofauna →thanatophilic 59% match — Of or pertaining to thanatophilia. vs thanatofauna →taphonomic 59% match — Of or pertaining to taphonomy (factors affecting an organism's remains after death). vs thanatofauna →