epigeic

Meaning

Adjective

Living in the topsoil and depositing wormcasts on the surface.

Origin

From French épigé + . Épigé, first applied in the context of earthworms by Marcel Bouché (see anecic), is from Ancient Greek ἐπίγειος ("terrestrial").

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