"macrofauna" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: macrofaunae [plural], macrofaunas [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|macro-|fauna|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "long", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*meh₂ḱ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "adjectival", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-rós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mh₂ḱrós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*makrós", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μᾰκρός", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "macro-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "macro-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fauna", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "macrofauna", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="macrofauna"> From macro- + fauna. Head templates: {{en-noun|macrofaunae|s}} macrofauna (plural macrofaunae or macrofaunas)
  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. Derived forms: macrofaunal

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /makɾoˈfauna/, [ma.kɾoˈfau̯.na] Forms: macrofaunas [plural]
Rhymes: -auna Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} macrofauna f (plural macrofaunas)
  1. (zoology) macrofauna Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-macrofauna-es-noun-fvOelqvw Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Zoology Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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