"meiofauna" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: meiofaunas [plural]
Etymology: From meio- + fauna. Meio- is from Ancient Greek μεῖον (meîon, “less”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|meio-|fauna}} meio- + fauna, {{der|en|grc|μεῖον||less}} Ancient Greek μεῖον (meîon, “less”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} meiofauna (plural meiofaunas)
  1. (ecology) A type of interstitial fauna, such as psammon, found in rock fissures, between the grains of loose sediments, on algae, etc. It is a part of the microfauna. Categories (topical): Ecology Derived forms: meiofaunal

Inflected forms

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