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infauna

Pronunciation: /ˈɪnfɔːnə/

Definition of infauna

noun

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

Derivatives

infaunal

adjective

infauna in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of infauna in the US English dictionary
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