English Explanatory Dictionary

macrofauna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any large animal that is not quite large enough to be considered megafauna, but larger than microfauna. Some include larger species of insects and annelids in this group.

Word forms

macrofauna macrofaunae macrofaunas

Etymology

From macro- + fauna.

Derived words

macrofaunal
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