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Definition of Infauna
1. Noun. An aquatic organism that lives within the dominant medium of its environment. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Infauna
1. fauna living on a soft sea floor [n -NAS or -NAE] : INFAUNAL [adj]
Medical Definition of Infauna
1. Aquatic animals living within the matrix of bottom sediment. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Infauna
Literary usage of Infauna
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnology (1992)
"A multilevel corer is used for studying the depth distribution of infauna.
This corer samples an area of about 1 inches square (45 cm2) to a depth of 2.4 ..."
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