endogeic

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adjective

Building complex lateral burrow systems in all layers of the soil.

OriginFrench endogé ← Ancient Greek ἔνδον →
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Meanings

adjectiveendogeic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBuilding complex lateral burrow systems in all layers of the soil.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἔνδον“within, inside”
  2. Frenchendogé
  3. Englishendogeic

From French endogé + -ic. Endogé, first applied in the context of earthworms by Marcel Bouché (see anecic), is from Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “within, inside”) + γῆ (gê, “earth”), modelled after French épigé. By surface analysis, endo- + geo- + -ic.

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Translations

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APA

endogeic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endogeic

MLA

“endogeic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endogeic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endogeic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endogeic.

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