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  • 32microfauna — noun Ecology microscopic animals living in the soil …

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  • 33animalcula — n. pl. [L.] Animalcules, microscopic animals …

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  • 34microfauna — mi•cro•fau•na [[t]ˌmaɪ kroʊˈfɔ nə[/t]] n. pl. nas, nae ( nē). (used with a sing. or pl. v.) ecl the microscopic animals and protozoa of a habitat or microhabitat • Etymology: 1900–05 mi cro•fau′nal, adj …

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  • 35ciliate — /ˈsɪliət/ (say sileeuht), / eɪt/ (say ayt) noun 1. one of the Ciliata, a class of protozoans distinguished by the cilia on part or all of the body, among the most common of microscopic animals. –adjective Also, ciliated. 2. having cilia; fringed… …

  • 36conodontophorid — /kɒnoʊˈdɒntəfərɪd/ (say konoh dontuhfuhrid) noun one of an extinct group of microscopic animals which flourished in the seas during the Palaeozoic era. {conodont + phor(ous) + id2} …

  • 37infusorian — [in΄fyo͞o sôr ēən] n. [< ModL ( animalcula infusoria), neut. pl. of infusorius, pertaining to infusions (< L infusus: see INFUSE) + AN] 1. any of a former large group (Infusoria) of microscopic animals found in infusions of decayed organic… …

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  • 38protozoan — [prōt΄ō zōän΄, prōt΄ə zō′än΄] n. [< ModL Protozoa, name of the phylum (see PROTO & ZOA) + AN] protozoans or protozoa [prōt΄ə zō′ə] any of a subkingdom (protozoa) of microscopic animals made up of a single cell or a group of more or less… …

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  • 39cil|i|a — «SIHL ee uh», noun plural of cillium. 1. very small, hairlike parts of leaves, wings, insects, or bits of protoplasm that project from certain kinds of cells. Some microscopic animals use cilia to move themselves or to set up currents in… …

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  • 40mi|cro|fau|na — «MY kroh F nuh», noun, plural na, nae « nee». the microscopic animals of a given habitat, as in a stream. ╂[< micro + fauna] …

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