Definition of meiofauna in English:

meiofauna

noun ˈmʌɪəʊˌfɔːnəˈmīōˌfônə

mass nounEcology

Minute interstitial animals living in soil and aquatic sediments.
〔生态〕小型底栖动物
Example sentencesExamples
- In other words, at some point an ancestral deuterostome became really small, probably as a member of the meiofauna, and lost a number of complicated organ systems as a result.
- The meiofauna, as the tiny invertebrate animals are called, are equipped with all sorts of odd appendages and body shapes that are well adapted to this unique environment.
- The scientists found on the ocean floor miniscule meiofauna, single-celled creatures less than half a millimeter long, the most successful and numerous animal in the southern sea.
- The loriciferans seem to be one of the most abundant groups of meiofauna in the deep-sea, but also occur in mud on shallower water, and they may be one of the dominant meiofauna groups.
- The Kinorhyncha are microscopic, bilaterally symmetrical, exclusively free-living, benthic, marine animals and ecologically part of the meiofauna.

Origin

1960s: from Greek meiōn 'less or smaller' + fauna.

Definition of meiofauna in US English:

meiofauna

nounˈmīōˌfônə

Ecology

Minute interstitial animals living in soil and aquatic sediments.
〔生态〕小型底栖动物
Example sentencesExamples
- In other words, at some point an ancestral deuterostome became really small, probably as a member of the meiofauna, and lost a number of complicated organ systems as a result.
- The meiofauna, as the tiny invertebrate animals are called, are equipped with all sorts of odd appendages and body shapes that are well adapted to this unique environment.
- The loriciferans seem to be one of the most abundant groups of meiofauna in the deep-sea, but also occur in mud on shallower water, and they may be one of the dominant meiofauna groups.
- The Kinorhyncha are microscopic, bilaterally symmetrical, exclusively free-living, benthic, marine animals and ecologically part of the meiofauna.
- The scientists found on the ocean floor miniscule meiofauna, single-celled creatures less than half a millimeter long, the most successful and numerous animal in the southern sea.

Origin

1960s: from Greek meiōn ‘less or smaller’ + fauna.

单词	meiofauna
释义	Definition of meiofauna in English: meiofauna noun ˈmʌɪəʊˌfɔːnəˈmīōˌfônə mass nounEcology Minute interstitial animals living in soil and aquatic sediments. 〔生态〕小型底栖动物 Example sentencesExamples In other words, at some point an ancestral deuterostome became really small, probably as a member of the meiofauna, and lost a number of complicated organ systems as a result. The meiofauna, as the tiny invertebrate animals are called, are equipped with all sorts of odd appendages and body shapes that are well adapted to this unique environment. The scientists found on the ocean floor miniscule meiofauna, single-celled creatures less than half a millimeter long, the most successful and numerous animal in the southern sea. The loriciferans seem to be one of the most abundant groups of meiofauna in the deep-sea, but also occur in mud on shallower water, and they may be one of the dominant meiofauna groups. The Kinorhyncha are microscopic, bilaterally symmetrical, exclusively free-living, benthic, marine animals and ecologically part of the meiofauna. Origin 1960s: from Greek meiōn 'less or smaller' + fauna. Definition of meiofauna in US English: meiofauna nounˈmīōˌfônə Ecology Minute interstitial animals living in soil and aquatic sediments. 〔生态〕小型底栖动物 Example sentencesExamples In other words, at some point an ancestral deuterostome became really small, probably as a member of the meiofauna, and lost a number of complicated organ systems as a result. The meiofauna, as the tiny invertebrate animals are called, are equipped with all sorts of odd appendages and body shapes that are well adapted to this unique environment. The loriciferans seem to be one of the most abundant groups of meiofauna in the deep-sea, but also occur in mud on shallower water, and they may be one of the dominant meiofauna groups. The Kinorhyncha are microscopic, bilaterally symmetrical, exclusively free-living, benthic, marine animals and ecologically part of the meiofauna. The scientists found on the ocean floor miniscule meiofauna, single-celled creatures less than half a millimeter long, the most successful and numerous animal in the southern sea. Origin 1960s: from Greek meiōn ‘less or smaller’ + fauna.
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