endofauna

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noun

Animals from outside of an organism's immediate environment.

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Meanings

nounendofauna (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyAnimals from outside of an organism's immediate environment.

    We set out to study these ecosystems at methane seeps with the hypothesis that diverse epi- and endofauna may rely on AOM for substrate settlement, refuge and nutrition.

    2015 July 10, “Biodiversity on the Rocks: Macrofauna Inhabiting Authigenic Carbonate at Costa Rica Methane Seeps”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From endo- + fauna.

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

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

Chicago

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

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