meiofauna
noun
meiofauna is spelled M-E-I-O-F-A-U-N-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, meiofauna means “A group of marine or freshwater, typically benthic organisms that are intermediate in terms of size between macrofauna and microfauna, and which can…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of meiofauna is meiofaunas or meiofaunae.
How many letters and syllables are in meiofauna?
| Letters | 9: M-E-I-O-F-A-U-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is meiofauna?
Meiofauna appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of meiofauna
- meiofaunas plural
- meiofaunae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does meiofauna mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A group of marine or freshwater, typically benthic organisms that are intermediate in terms of size between macrofauna and microfauna, and which can pass through a 1 mm sieve, but are retained by a 45 μm sieve.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does meiofauna come from?
From meio- + fauna. Meio- is from Ancient Greek μεῖον (meîon, “less”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).