Endogeic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Building complex lateral burrow systems in all layers of the soil. not-comparable
Etymology
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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