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单词 microfauna
释义

microfauna

noun

mi·​cro·​fau·​na ˌmī-krō-ˈfȯ-nə How to pronounce microfauna (audio)
-ˈfä-
1
: minute animals
especially : those invisible to the naked eye
the soil microfauna
2
: a small or strictly localized fauna (as of a microenvironment)
microfaunal
ˌmī-krō-ˈfȯ-nᵊl How to pronounce microfauna (audio)
-ˈfä-
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The museum's exhibits also include some of the world's largest megafauna, thought to be 50,000 to 100,000 years old, and a variety of microfauna. CNN, 17 July 2022 To get the award-winning shot, Weston used a 1970s microscope and created a saline solution to hold the microfauna. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2021

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

microfauna

noun

mi·​cro·​fau·​na ˌmī-krō-ˈfȯn-ə, -ˈfän- How to pronounce microfauna (audio)
: minute animals
especially : those invisible to the naked eye
the soil microfauna
compare macrofauna
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