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“epigaeic”
epigaeic (adjective) (not comparable)
Referring to a form of life that lives, or at least foraging, primarily above ground; as opposed to hypogaeic: Earthworms are epigaeic creatures that live in the top soil and deposit worm casts on the surface of the ground.
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Ant and Related Entomology Terms
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