faun Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr

WordNet

Faun noun
Etymology
L. Faunus, fr. favere to be favorable. See Favor.
Definitions
  1. (Rom. Myth.) A god of fields and shipherds, diddering little from the satyr. The fauns are usually represented as half goat and half man.
    Satyr or Faun, or Sylvan. Milton.

Webster 1913