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Groundwater vs Stygofauna - What's the difference?

groundwater | stygofauna |

As nouns the difference between groundwater and stygofauna

is that groundwater is water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers while stygofauna is (zoology) any fauna that live within groundwater systems, such as caves and aquifers, particularly the small, aquatic groundwater invertebrates.

groundwater

English

(wikipedia groundwater)

Alternative forms

* ground water

Noun

  • Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.

    • stygofauna

    English

    Noun

    (en-plural noun) (wikipedia stygofauna)
  • (zoology) Any fauna that live within groundwater systems, such as caves and aquifers, particularly the small, aquatic groundwater invertebrates.