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microfauna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cro-fau-na
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The smallest of the faunal size divisions, including mainly microorganisms but also sometimes applied to the tiniest species of animal groups such as ticks, insects, etc.

Etymology

From micro- (“small, tiny”) + fauna (“animals”).

Inflected Forms

microfaunae (plural) microfaunas (plural)

Derived Forms

microfaunal

Frequently Paired Words

microbiota microflora

Questions

What does microfauna mean?
The smallest of the faunal size divisions, including mainly microorganisms but also sometimes applied to the tiniest species of animal groups such as ticks, insects, etc.
Where does microfauna come from?
From micro- (“small, tiny”) + fauna (“animals”).

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