microfauna

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mī′krō fônə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mi•cro•fau•na  (mī′krō fônə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nas, -nae (-nē).USA pronunciation (used with a sing. or pl. v.)
  1. Ecology, Microbiology[Biol.]microscopic animals.
  2. Ecologythe fauna of a microhabitat.
  • micro- + fauna 1900–05
mi′cro•faunal, adj. 

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