defaunated

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adjective

From which animals have been removed.

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Meanings

adjectivedefaunated (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyFrom which animals have been removed.

    Yet, initially defaunated empty tests and live barnacles developed markedly different macrobenthic assemblages, suggesting a strong indirect effect of the predation.

    2015 July 18, “Bored to Death: Community-Wide Effect of Predation on a Foundation Species in a Low-Disturbance Arctic Subtidal System”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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APA

defaunated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defaunated

MLA

“defaunated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defaunated. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defaunated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defaunated.

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