INFAUNA


Meaning of INFAUNA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin-ˌfȯ-nə, -ˌfä- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from in- (II) + fauna

Date: 1914

: benthic fauna living in the substrate and especially in a soft sea bottom — compare epifauna

• in·fau·nal -ˌfȯ-n ə l, -ˌfä- adjective

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