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epigean en · ADJ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπίγειος (epígeios, “earthly”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + γαῖα (gaîa, “earth”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) That lives on or near the surface of the land.
   • For other Leptodirini, the contraction of the life cycle is less radical, being intermediate between this extreme and a epigean life cycle. 2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Coordinates

hypogean

Relateds

epigeal · epigeous · epigeic

epigean en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπίγειος (epígeios, “earthly”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + γαῖα (gaîa, “earth”).

Meanings

1. Any organism that lives on or near the surface of the land.
   • 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:

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