stygofauna

English

Etymology

From stygo- +‎ fauna.

Noun

stygofauna (plural stygofauna)

  1. (zoology) Any fauna that live within groundwater systems, such as caves and aquifers, particularly the small, aquatic groundwater invertebrates
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