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infauna

Syllabification: (in·fau·na)
Pronunciation: /inˈfônə/
Definition of infauna

noun

Ecology
  • the animals living in the sediments of the ocean floor or river or lake beds. Compare with epifauna.

Derivatives

infaunal

Pronunciation: /-ˈfônl/
adjective

infauna in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of infauna in the British & World English dictionary