microfauna

noun

mi·cro·fau·na | \ ˌmī-krō-ˈfȯ-nə

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, -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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The first known use of microfauna was in 1895

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microfauna

noun

mi·cro·fau·na | \ ˌmī-krō-ˈfȯn-ə, -ˈfän-

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Medical Definition of microfauna

: minute animals especially : those invisible to the naked eye the soil microfauna — compare macrofauna

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