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epifauna

epifauna noun: the benthic fauna, i.e. the collection of sea animals living on the seafloor.

Noun

epifauna (plural epifaunae or epifaunas)

  1. The benthic fauna, i.e. the collection of sea animals living on the seafloor.

Forms of epifauna

pluralepifaunae
pluralepifaunas

Origin of epifauna

From epi- + fauna.

Words formed from epifauna

Questions about epifauna

What does epifauna mean?
Epifauna means the benthic fauna, i.e. the collection of sea animals living on the seafloor.
What part of speech is epifauna?
Epifauna is a noun.
What is the plural of epifauna?
The plural of epifauna is epifaunae.

Words near epifauna in the dictionary

  1. epifacial
  2. epifamilies
  3. epifamily
  4. epifascial
  5. epifascicular
  6. epifauna
  7. epifaunae
  8. epifaunal
  9. epifaunas
  10. epifilm
  11. epifilms

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