n.
Pronunciation: ˌ m ī -kr ō - ' fo ̇ -n ə , - ' fä-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1895
1 : minute animals especially : those invisible to the naked eye <the soil microfauna >
2 : a small or strictly localized fauna (as of a microenvironment)
– mi · cro · fau · nal \ - ' fo ̇ -n ə l, - ' fä- \ adjective