INFAUNA


Meaning of INFAUNA in English

— infaunal , adj.

/in"faw'neuh/ , n. , pl. infaunas, infaunae /-nee/ .

the aggregate of organisms that burrow into and live in the bottom deposits of the ocean.

[ 1910-15; IN- 1 + FAUNA; cf. EPIFAUNA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .