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(ecology) A group of marine or freshwater benthic organisms that are intermediate in terms of size between macrobenthos and microbenthos, and which can pass through a 1 mm sieve, but are retained by a 45 μm sieve..
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Meiobenthos means (ecology) A group of marine or freshwater benthic organisms that are intermediate in terms of size between macrobenthos and microbenthos, and which can pass through a 1 mm sieve, but are retained by a 45 μm sieve..
Common synonyms include meiofauna.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use meiobenthos where its definition matches the intended context.
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