Etymograph

English

macrofauna

From macro- + fauna.

A compound of macro- + fauna

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’

English macro-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-

New Latin Faunus ‘god of forests and herdsmen’

New Latin fauna

English fauna

Today it means

noun Any large animal that is not quite large enough to be considered megafauna, but larger than microfauna. Some include larger species of insects and annelids in this group.

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