meiofauna Syllabification: (mei·o·fau·na)Pronunciation: /ˈmīəˌfônə/Definition of meiofauna noun Ecology minute interstitial animals living in soil and aquatic sediments. Origin: 1960s: from Greek meiōn 'less or smaller' + faunameiofauna in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of meiofauna in the British & World English dictionary