endogean

E1N1D2O1G2E1A1N1

adjective

Relating to, or living in the soil or litter immediately beneath the surface

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Meanings

adjectiveendogean (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to, or living in the soil or litter immediately beneath the surface
nounendogean (plural endogeans)

plural endogeans

  1. Any organism that lives in this region

    We also studied the female internal system for a species in the subgenus Aphaenops (Cerbaphaenops), and two species belonging to two other genera, one endogean (Geotrechus) and one epigean (Trechus).

    2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From endo- + Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) + -an. Compare hypogean and epigean.

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Chicago

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