EPIFAUNA


Meaning of EPIFAUNA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈfȯ-nə, -ˈfä- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: circa 1914

: benthic fauna living on the substrate (as a hard sea floor) or on other organisms — compare infauna

• epi·fau·nal -ˈfȯ-n ə l, -ˈfä- adjective

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