Epigean
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Epigean is an adjective meaning That lives on or near the surface of the land.
Meaning
That lives on or near the surface of the land.
More Meanings
- Any organism that lives on or near the surface of the land.
Example Sentences
For other Leptodirini, the contraction of the life cycle is less radical, being intermediate between this extreme and a epigean life cycle.
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).
Word Forms
- epigeans
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include epigaean, epigeic, epigaeic, epigaeal, epedaphic, hypogaeal.
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