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mesofauna

mesofauna noun: any animal of intermediate size, typically invertebrates, such as bivalves, arthropods, insects, and annelids.

Noun

mesofauna (plural mesofaunae or mesofaunas)

  1. Any animal of intermediate size, typically invertebrates, such as bivalves, arthropods, insects, and annelids.

Forms of mesofauna

pluralmesofaunae
pluralmesofaunas

Origin of mesofauna

From meso- + fauna.

Words formed from mesofauna

Questions about mesofauna

What does mesofauna mean?
Mesofauna means any animal of intermediate size, typically invertebrates, such as bivalves, arthropods, insects, and annelids.
What part of speech is mesofauna?
Mesofauna is a noun.
What is the plural of mesofauna?
The plural of mesofauna is mesofaunae.

Words near mesofauna in the dictionary

  1. mesoeucrocodyliforms
  2. mesoeutrophic
  3. mesoevolution
  4. mesoevolutionary
  5. mesofacial
  6. mesofauna
  7. mesofaunae
  8. mesofaunal
  9. mesofaunas
  10. mesofemora
  11. mesofemoral

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