epigean
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Definition of epigean
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(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.”
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adj
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(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.”
noun
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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).”
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπίγειος (epígeios, “earthly”), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + γαῖα (gaîa, “earth”).
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