geodephagous

Geodephagous

Ge`o*deph"a*gous\ (j[=e]`[-o]*d[e^]f"[.a]*g[u^]s), a. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, earth + 'adhfa`gos eating one's fill; gluttonous.] (Zo["o]l.) Living in the earth; -- applied to the ground beetles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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