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epigeans

epigeans is the plural of epigean.

Meaning of epigean

Noun

epigean (plural epigeans)

  1. Any organism that lives on or near the surface of the land.
    • 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).2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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Questions about epigeans

What is epigeans the plural of?
Epigeans is the plural of epigean.

Words near epigeans in the dictionary

  1. epigastrical
  2. epigastrium
  3. epigea
  4. epigeal
  5. epigean
  6. epigeans
  7. epigee
  8. epigees
  9. epigeic
  10. epigene
  11. epigeneses

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