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epigeic

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Definition of epigeic

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Living on the surface of the land.
    “Our large dataset on epigaeic ant abundances is complemented by a second, smaller dataset of 24 published studies on arboreal ant abundances.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Living on the surface of the land.
    “Our large dataset on epigaeic ant abundances is complemented by a second, smaller dataset of 24 published studies on arboreal ant abundances.”
  2. (not-comparable)Living in the topsoil and depositing wormcasts on the surface.

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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”).

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