megafauna

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• Megafauna — This article is about large land animals. For naked eye visible bottom dwelling animals, see Macrobenthos. The African bush elephant, Earth s largest living land animal In terrestrial zoology, megafauna (Ancient Greek megas large + New Latin… …   Wikipedia

• Megafauna — Beutellöwen Skelett im Naracoorte Caves Nationalpark, South Australia. Als Megafauna bezeichnet man den Anteil der Tiere, der in einem Habitat die körperlich größten Organismen stellt. Diese Einteilung ist willkürlich, hält sich aber an allgemein …   Deutsch Wikipedia



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• megafauna — /meg euh faw neuh/, n. Ecol. land animals of a given area that can be seen with the unaided eye. [MEGA + FAUNA] * * * ▪ biology       in soil science, animals such as earthworms and small vertebrates (e.g., moles, mice, hares, rabbits, gophers,… …   Universalium

• megafauna — very large animals, mostly whales in water but conceivably some of the larger fishes could be included. See also charismatic megafauna …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• megafauna — noun Date: 1927 1. animals (as bears, bison, or mammoths) of particularly large size 2. fauna consisting of individuals large enough to be visible to the naked eye • megafaunal adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• megafauna — Биология: мегафауна …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• Megafauna — сущ. Геология: макрофауна, мегафауна …   Универсальный немецко-русский словарь

• Megafauna (mythology) — For giant animals in science and history, see Megafauna. A Hydra. The 16th century German illustration. A giant animal in mythology is gigantic in the narrated myth, either large for their species or in relation to mankind. They might dwarf a… …   Wikipedia

• List of Australian megafauna — Megafauna are large animals (for definitions, see the Megafauna page). Extant and recently extinct (in the Pleistocene) megafauna of Australia are listed here.*Antilopine Kangaroo ( Marcopus antilopinus ) *Australian Pelican ( Pelecanus… …   Wikipedia