mesofaunal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the mesofauna

OriginEnglish faunal ← Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) ← Proto-Hellenic *métsos →
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Meanings

adjectivemesofaunal (comparative more mesofaunal, superlative most mesofaunal)

comparative more mesofaunal · superlative most mesofaunal

  1. Of or pertaining to the mesofauna

Origin

  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. Englishfaunal
  9. Englishmesofaunal

From meso- + faunal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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