Meanings
nounmacrobiome (plural macrobiomes)
plural macrobiomes
- rarebiologyMacrofauna or macroflora, taken as a whole; that part of the biome composed of larger organisms.
Origin
From macro- + biome, by analogy with microbiome.
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macrobiome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrobiome
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“macrobiome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrobiome. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrobiome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrobiome.
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