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From macro- + biome, by analogy with microbiome.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
macrobiome
Today it means: Macrofauna or macroflora, taken as a whole; that part of the biome composed of larger organisms. Full definition →
Today it means: Macrofauna or macroflora, taken as a whole; that part of the biome composed of larger organisms. Full definition →
From macro- + biome, by analogy with microbiome.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.