microfauna
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noun \ˌmī-krō-ˈfȯ-nə, -ˈfä-\Definition of MICROFAUNA
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-nəl, -ˈfä-\ adjective
Origin of MICROFAUNA
New Latin
First Known Use: 1895
mi·cro·fau·na
noun \ˌmī-krō-ˈfȯn-ə, -ˈfän-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of MICROFAUNA
: minute animals; especially : those invisible to the naked eye <the soil microfauna>—compare macrofauna
—mi·cro·fau·nal \-ˈfȯn-əl, -ˈfän-\ (audio pronunciation) adjective
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