anecic

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

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...”

Translations

of earthworms: building deep vertical burrows and surfacing to feed

French: anécique (fr)
Portuguese: anécico

References

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, issue 1, pages 25=44
Marcel Bouché (2018) Marcel BOUCHE - 600 Unités d'Azote grâce aux Vers de Terre‎ (in French), YouTube, 32:36 from the start. Bouché explains that anécique comes from the Greek term "anechos", meaning "climbing" (« qui monte »).

Anagrams

Cecina, cecina

[1] 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

[2] 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, issue 1, pages 25=44

[3] Marcel Bouché (2018) Marcel BOUCHE - 600 Unités d'Azote grâce aux Vers de Terre‎ (in French), YouTube, 32:36 from the start. Bouché explains that anécique comes from the Greek term "anechos", meaning "climbing" (« qui monte »).