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epifauna

Pronunciation: /ˈɛpɪfɔːnə/

Definition of epifauna

noun

[mass noun] Ecology
  • animals living on the surface of the seabed or a riverbed, or attached to submerged objects or aquatic animals or plants. Compare with infauna.

Derivatives

epifaunal

adjective

epifauna in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of epifauna in the US English dictionary