- defaunate
- de·faun·ate (de-fawnґāt) [de- + fauna] to remove or destroy an animal population, especially parasites, such as by removing hookworms from the intestinal tract or delousing.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
defaunate
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defaunate — n. [L. de, away from; Fauna, deity of herds and fields] To remove from an organism its commensalistic or mutualistic microfauna, for which the organism ordinarily serves as a host … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
defaunate — de·fau·nate … English syllables
defaunate — … Useful english dictionary
defaunation — noun see defaunate … Useful english dictionary
