Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macrofauna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: macro-fau-na
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English fauna English macrofauna From macro- + fauna.

Inflected Forms

macrofaunae (plural) macrofaunas (plural)

Derived Forms

macrofaunal

Questions

What does macrofauna mean?: 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.
Where does macrofauna come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English fauna English macrofauna From macro- + fauna.

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