Dictionary

microfauna en · NOUN

Etymology

From micro- (“small, tiny”) + fauna (“animals”).

Meanings

1. The smallest of the faunal size divisions, including mainly microorganisms but also sometimes applied to the tiniest species of animal groups such as ticks, insects, etc.

Forms

Deriveds

microfaunal

Relateds

microbiota · microflora

Translations (5)

es microfauna (smallest of the faunal size divisions) · ro microfaună (smallest of the faunal size divisions) · bg микрофа́уна (smallest of the faunal size divisions) · fi mikrofauna (smallest of the faunal size divisions) · ca microfauna (smallest of the faunal size divisions)