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microfauna

[ mahy-kroh-faw-nuh ]
/ ˌmaɪ kroʊˈfɔ nə /

noun, plural mi·cro·fau·nas, mi·cro·fau·nae [mahy-kroh-faw-nee]. /ˌmaɪ kroʊˈfɔ ni/. (used with a singular or plural verb)

Biology. microscopic animals.
Ecology. the fauna of a microhabitat.

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Origin of microfauna

First recorded in 1900–05; micro- + fauna

OTHER WORDS FROM microfauna

mi·cro·fau·nal, adjective

Words nearby microfauna

microencephaly, microenvironment, microerythrocyte, microevolution, microfarad, microfauna, microfiber, microfibre, microfibril, microfiche, microfilament
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