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infauna
(in|fauna)
Pronunciation:
/ˈɪnfɔːnə/
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
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