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mi·cro·fau·na | \ ˌmī-krō-ˈfȯ-nə 
, -ˈfä- \
, -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)
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microfaunal \ ˌmī-krō-ˈfȯ-nᵊl , -ˈfä- \ adjective
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microfauna
nounmi·cro·fau·na | \ ˌmī-krō-ˈfȯn-ə, -ˈfän- \
\Medical Definition of microfauna
: minute animals especially : those invisible to the naked eye the soil microfauna — compare macrofauna
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microfaunal \ -ˈfȯn-ᵊl, -ˈfän- \ adjective
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