microfauna

English

Etymology

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

Noun

microfauna (plural microfaunae or microfaunas)

  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.

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Italian

Etymology

micro- +‎ fauna

Noun

microfauna f (plural microfaune)

  1. microfauna

Spanish

Noun

microfauna f (plural microfaunas)

  1. (zoology) microfauna
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