¦epə̇, ¦epēˌ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from epi- + fauna
: benthic fauna living on the substrate (as a hard sea floor) or on other organisms — compare infauna herein
• epi·faunal "ˌ adjective
¦epə̇, ¦epēˌ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from epi- + fauna
: benthic fauna living on the substrate (as a hard sea floor) or on other organisms — compare infauna herein
• epi·faunal "ˌ adjective
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012