endogean

English

Etymology

From endo- +‎ Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) +‎ -an. Compare hypogean and epigean.

Adjective

endogean (not comparable)

1. Relating to, or living in the soil or litter immediately beneath the surface

Related terms

• endogeic
• epigean

Noun

endogean (plural endogeans)

1. Any organism that lives in this region
   • 2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     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).