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meiofauna


Definition of meiofauna

noun

[mass noun] Ecology
  • minute interstitial animals living in soil and aquatic sediments.

Origin:

1960s: from Greek meiōn 'less or smaller' + fauna

meiofauna in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of meiofauna in the US English dictionary