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mesofauna
(meso|fauna)
Pronunciation:
/ˈmɛsə(ʊ)fɔːnə, ˈmɛz-, ˈmiːs-, ˈmiːz-/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Ecology
soil animals of intermediate size, such as earthworms, arthropods, nematodes, and molluscs .
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