epigeic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Living on the surface of the land.
  2. Living in the topsoil and depositing wormcasts on the surface.

Word forms

epigeic epigaeic

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”).

Related words

Translations

French: épigé
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