noun
soil animal; soil life; soil biota; edaphon
Technical term in ecology and soil science for animals living in the soil, including microfauna, mesofauna, and macrofauna.
土壌動物は、落ち葉の分解や土の構造形成に重要な役割を果たしている。
Soil animals play an important role in the decomposition of leaf litter and the formation of soil structure.
This study investigated the diversity of soil animals in the forest.