microfauna

microfauna
mi·cro·fau·na .mī-krō-'fȯn-ə, -'fän- n minute animals esp those invisible to the naked eye <the soil \microfauna> compare MACROFAUNA
mi·cro·fau·nal -'fȯn-əl, -'fän- adj

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mi·cro·fau·na (mi″kro-fawґnə) the animal life, visible only under the microscope, which is present in or characteristic of a special location.

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