SINCE 1828
microfauna
noun
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)
Other Words from microfauna
microfaunal
\ ˌmī-krō-ˈfȯ-nᵊl
, -ˈfä- \
adjective
, -ˈfä- \
adjective
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microfauna
noun
mi·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
Other Words from microfauna
microfaunal
\ -ˈfȯn-ᵊl, -ˈfän-
\
adjective
\
adjective
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