meiofauna
meiofauna · meiofaunas · meiofaunae
A group of marine or freshwater, typically benthic organisms that are intermediate in…A group of marine or freshwater, typically benthic organisms that are intermediate in terms of size between macrofauna and microfauna, and which can pass through a 1 mm sieve, but are retained by a 45 μm sieve.
Meaning
1 sensesA group of marine or freshwater, typically benthic organisms that are intermediate in terms of size between macrofauna and microfauna, and which can pass through a 1 mm sieve, but are retained by a 45 μm sieve.
Origin
From meio- + fauna. Meio- is from Ancient Greek μεῖον (meîon, “less”).From meio- + fauna. Meio- is from Ancient Greek μεῖον (meîon, “less”).
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Forms
plural: meiofaunas / meiofaunae| Singular | meiofauna |
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| Plural | meiofaunas / meiofaunae |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedmeiofaunal
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular