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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Origin and Etymology of microfauna
New Latin
First Known Use: 1895
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microfauna
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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
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