anecic

English

From French anécique, coined by Marcel B. Bouché, French earthworm biologist (1971),[1][2][3] from Ancient Greek ἀνέχω (anékhō, “to rise up, emerge”).

anecic (not comparable)

(of earthworms) Building deep vertical burrows and surfacing to feed.
Coordinate terms: endogeic, epigeic
- 2013 February 3, I.M. Lubbers et al., “Greenhouse gas emissions from soils increased by earthworms”, in Nature Climate Change‎:
  “... (1) anecic species, which feed on fresh litter from the soil surface and pull it deep into the soil in permanent burrows...”

of earthworms: building deep vertical burrows and surfacing to feed

M. B. Bouché (1971) “Relations entre les structures spatiales et fonctionnelles des écosystèmes illustrées par le rôle pédobiologique des vers en terre [The relationship between the spatial and functional structure of ecoystems illustrated by the role of earthworms in soil biology]”, in Pesson, editor, La vie dans les sols [Life in the soils], Editions Gauthier-Villars, pages 187-209
M. B. Bouché (1975) “Fonctions des lombriciens III: Premières estimations quantitatives des stations françaises du P.B.I. [Role of earthworms III: Initial quantitative estimates of French PBI stations]”, in Revue d'écologie et de biologie du sol‎, volume 12, number 1, pages 25-44
Marcel Bouché (actor) (2018), 32:36 from the start, in Marcel BOUCHE - 600 Unités d'Azote grâce aux Vers de Terre‎ (in French), via YouTube. Bouché explains that anécique comes from the Greek term "anechos", meaning "climbing" (« qui monte »).

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