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nematofauna

nematofauna noun: the nematodes, or all kinds of nematodes, inhabiting a region.

Noun

nematofauna (plural nematofaunas)

  1. (rare) The nematodes, or all kinds of nematodes, inhabiting a region.
    • In Europe has been hypothesized that reduced species numbers in northern Europe is attributed to Quaternary glaciations, being the highly diverse nematofauna of the Mediterranean basin related to Miocene plate tectonics in that area].2016 January 26, “Unravelling the Biodiversity and Molecular Phylogeny of Needle Nematodes of the Genus Longidorus (Nematoda: Longidoridae) in Olive and a Description of Six New Species”, in PLOS...

Forms of nematofauna

pluralnematofaunas

Origin of nematofauna

From nemato- + fauna.

Words formed from nematofauna

Questions about nematofauna

What does nematofauna mean?
Nematofauna means the nematodes, or all kinds of nematodes, inhabiting a region.
What part of speech is nematofauna?
Nematofauna is a noun.
What is the plural of nematofauna?
The plural of nematofauna is nematofaunas.

Words near nematofauna in the dictionary

  1. nematodiasis
  2. nematodicidal
  3. nematodontous
  4. nematodynamic
  5. nematodynamics
  6. nematofauna
  7. nematofaunal
  8. nematofaunas
  9. nematogalectin
  10. nematogalectins
  11. nematogen

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