Subterraneanness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being subterranean. rare, uncountable

    "This subject has been investigated experimentally in order to obtain so far as possible a means of expressing mathematically the relative “subterraneanness” of various species of noctuid larvae."

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"This subject has been investigated experimentally in order to obtain so far as possible a means of expressing mathematically the relative “subterraneanness” of various species of noctuid larvae."

Etymology

From subterranean + -ness.

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