microfauna

mi·cro·fau·na

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mahy-kroh-faw-nuh]
- /ˌmaɪ kroʊˈfɔ nə/
- /mˈaɪkrəʊfˌɔːnə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahy-kroh-faw-nuh]
- /ˌmaɪ kroʊˈfɔ nə/

Definitions of microfauna word

noun plural microfauna Biology. microscopic animals. 1
noun plural microfauna Ecology. the fauna of a microhabitat. 1
noun microfauna Microscopic animals. 1
noun microfauna very small, esp microscopic, animals 0
noun microfauna minute, esp. microscopic, fauna 0
noun microfauna the animals of a given microhabitat 0

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Origin of microfauna

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05; micro- + fauna

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Parts of speech for Microfauna

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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microfauna popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

microfauna usage trend in Literature

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