different between megafauna vs meiofauna

megafauna

English

Etymology

mega- +? fauna

Noun

megafauna (plural megafaunas or megafauna)

  1. The large animals of a given region or time, considered as a group.
  2. A treatise on such a group of large animals.

Derived terms

  • megafaunal

Translations

See also

  • Wikipedia article on megafauna

Spanish

Noun

megafauna f (plural megafaunas)

  1. (zoology) megafauna

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meiofauna

English

Noun

meiofauna (plural meiofaunas)

  1. (ecology) A type of interstitial fauna, such as psammon, found in rock fissures, between the grains of loose sediments, on algae, etc. It is a part of the microfauna.

Derived terms

  • meiofaunal

meiofauna From the web:

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