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faunated

faunated adjective: having (a relatively large amount of) intestinal fauna.

Adjective

faunated (not comparable)

  1. Having (a relatively large amount of) intestinal fauna.
    • Since no resistant forms or cysts of rumen protozoa have been detected in feed, water or faeces, direct contact with a faunated animal appears to be the only route for transmission of these rumen organisms.1997, P. N. Hobson, The Rumen Microbial Ecosystem, page 198

Words formed from faunated

Questions about faunated

What does faunated mean?
Faunated means having (a relatively large amount of) intestinal fauna.
What part of speech is faunated?
Faunated is an adjective.

Words near faunated in the dictionary

  1. faunal assemblages
  2. faunally
  3. faunalturbation
  4. faunalturbations
  5. faunas
  6. faunated
  7. Faunce
  8. Faunces
  9. faunch
  10. faunched
  11. faunches

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