epigeic
Meanings
adj
- Living on the surface of the land.
- Living in the topsoil and depositing wormcasts on the surface.
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Etymology
From French épigé + -ic. Épigé, first applied in the context of earthworms by Marcel Bouché (see anecic), is from Ancient Greek ἐπίγειος (epígeios, “terrestrial”).
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