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microfauna

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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

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5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: микрофа́уна (mikrofáuna) — smallest of the faunal size divisions
  • Catalan: microfauna — smallest of the faunal size divisions
  • Finnish: mikrofauna — smallest of the faunal size divisions
  • Romanian: microfaună — smallest of the faunal size divisions
  • Spanish: microfauna — smallest of the faunal size divisions