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endogeic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-do-ge-ic
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Building complex lateral burrow systems in all layers of the soil.

Etymology

From French endogé + -ic. Endogé, first applied in the context of earthworms by Marcel Bouché (see anecic), is from Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon, “within, inside”) + γῆ (gê, “earth”), modelled after French épigé. By surface analysis, endo- + geo- + -ic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: endogé, ἔνδον

Frequently Paired Words

endogean anecic epigeic

Questions

What does endogeic mean?
Building complex lateral burrow systems in all layers of the soil.
Where does endogeic come from?
It is traced to French.

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