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
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
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003