"microfauna" meaning in All languages combined

See microfauna on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: microfaunae [plural], microfaunas [plural]
Etymology: From micro- (“small, tiny”) + fauna (“animals”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|fauna|t1=small, tiny|t2=animals}} micro- (“small, tiny”) + fauna (“animals”) Head templates: {{en-noun|microfaunae|s}} microfauna (plural microfaunae or microfaunas)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: microfauna Derived forms: microfaunal Related terms: microbiota, microflora Translations (smallest of the faunal size divisions): microfauna [feminine] (Catalan), mikrofauna (Finnish), microfaună [feminine] (Romanian), microfauna [feminine] (Spanish)

Noun [Italian]

Forms: microfaune [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + fauna. Etymology templates: {{prefix|it|micro|fauna}} micro- + fauna Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} microfauna f (plural microfaune)
  1. microfauna Tags: feminine

Noun [Spanish]

Forms: microfaunas [plural]
Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} microfauna f (plural microfaunas)
  1. (zoology) microfauna Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-microfauna-es-noun-8moAXWEn Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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