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macrobiome

macrobiome noun: macrofauna or macroflora, taken as a whole; that part of the biome composed of larger organisms.

Noun

macrobiome (plural macrobiomes)

  1. (rare) Macrofauna or macroflora, taken as a whole; that part of the biome composed of larger organisms.

Forms of macrobiome

pluralmacrobiomes

Origin of macrobiome

From macro- + biome, by analogy with microbiome.

Questions about macrobiome

What does macrobiome mean?
Macrobiome means macrofauna or macroflora, taken as a whole; that part of the biome composed of larger organisms.
What part of speech is macrobiome?
Macrobiome is a noun.
What is the plural of macrobiome?
The plural of macrobiome is macrobiomes.

Words near macrobiome in the dictionary

  1. macrobioerosion
  2. macrobiological
  3. macrobiologist
  4. macrobiologists
  5. macrobiology
  6. macrobiome
  7. macrobiomes
  8. macrobiosis
  9. macrobiota
  10. macrobiotas
  11. macrobiote

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