Etymology

mesofauna

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Today it means: Any animal of intermediate size, typically invertebrates, such as bivalves, arthropods, insects, and annelids. Full definition →

English fauna ← Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) ← Proto-Hellenic *métsos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*métsos
  6. Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
  7. Englishmeso-
  8. Englishfauna
  9. English todaymesofauna

From meso- + fauna.

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