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macrofauna, n. Biol.|mækrəʊˈfɔːnə|
[f. macro- + fauna n.]
A fauna consisting of animals which are visible to the naked eye.
1918Trans. Wisconsin Acad. Sci., Arts & Lett. XIX. 443 Insects compose about 60{pcnt} of the macrofauna of the lake, excluding fish. 1942Jrnl. Marine Biol. Assoc. XXV. 519 The macrobenthos is equivalent to the macrofauna of the bottom. 1989Times 9 Aug. 16/6 The macrofauna—larger seabed animals such as crabs and shellfish which spend their young lives in the plankton at the surface of the sea. |