microfauna
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From micro- (“small, tiny”) + fauna (“animals”).
Noun
[edit]microfauna (plural microfaunae or microfaunas)
- 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.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]smallest of the faunal size divisions
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See also
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]microfauna f (plural microfaune)
Spanish
[edit]Noun
[edit]microfauna f (plural microfaunas)
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