Word Explorer

Mesofauna

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mesofauna"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

WordDefinition
macrofaunanounAny large animal that is not quite large enough to be considered megafauna, but larger than microfauna. Some include larger species of insects and annelids in this group.
macroinvertebratenoun(zoology) An invertebrate that is large enough to be seen without the use of a microscope
minibeastnounA small terrestrial creature; including arthropods, gastropods, worms etc.
mastofaunanoun(rare, zoology) The mammals, or all kinds of mammals, inhabiting a region.
micrometazoanoun
micromammalnoun(zoology) Any very small mammal (such as a shrew or mouse)
megafaunanounThe large animals of a given region or time, considered as a group.
mesomammalnoun(biology) Any medium-sized mammal (roughly larger than a rodent and smaller than a bear)
malacofaunanoun(zoology) The molluscs of an area
mesograzernoun(zoology) Any small invertebrate herbivore, typically about an inch long
stygofaunanoun(zoology) Any fauna that live within groundwater systems, such as caves and aquifers, particularly the small, aquatic groundwater invertebrates
microsthenenoun(archaic, zoology, chiefly in the plural) Any of a group of mammals characteristically of small size, including various rodents (used in the 19th century by James Dana to classify animals, but not adopted thereafter)
mesobrowsernoun(biology) A medium-sized browser (animal that browses)
metazoonnoun(zoology, obsolete) One of the Metazoa.
micropodnoun(zoology, obsolete, rare) A member of the superseded taxonomic order Micropoda, which possess a diminutive foot or lack one, such as oysters.
metazoannoun(zoology) Any animal that is multicellular.
mesoherbivorenoun(ecology) Any medium-sized herbivore (approximately between 50 and 500 kilograms in weight)
helminthofaunanounhelminths considered as a group
micromammaliannounAny micromammal.
microcarnivorenoun(biology) A carnivore that eats very small animals (typically insect larva)

🎨 Adjectives for "Mesofauna"

Popular adjectives used to describe this word in books.

📝 Common Phrases with "Mesofauna"

Words that come before

Words that come after

  • mesofauna.
  • mesofaunaand
  • mesofaunain
  • mesofaunaof
  • mesofaunaare
  • mesofaunais

Translate “Mesofauna” into Another Language

Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.

Home/Dictionary/Mesofauna