macrobiome

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English

Etymology

From macro- +‎ biome, by analogy with microbiome.

Noun

macrobiome (plural macrobiomes)

  1. (rare, biology) Macrofauna or macroflora, taken as a whole; that part of the biome composed of larger organisms.
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