Main Entry: mi·cro·fau·na

Pronunciation: \ˌmī-krō-ˈfȯ-nə, -ˈfä-\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1895

1 : minute animals; especially : those invisible to the naked eye <the soil microfauna>
2 : a small or strictly localized fauna (as of a microenvironment)

— mi·cro·fau·nal \-ˈfȯ-n^əl, -ˈfä-\ adjective