Geophagous


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Ge`oph´a`gous


a.1.Earth-eating.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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This species is geophagous, since it gains its nutrients by eating the soil and the green morph is characterized by Bouche [10] as more epigeic.
Interaction between Soil Physicochemical Parameters and Earthworm Communities in Irrigated Areas with Natural Water and Wastewaters
Origin and activities of glycolytic enzymes in the gut of the tropical geophagous earthworm Millsonia anomala from Lamto (Cote d'Ivoire).
Vermicomposting of de-oiled cake of Brassica juncea by Eisenia foetida
Blanchart E, Lavelle P, Braudeau E, Le Bissonnais Y, Valentin C (1997) Regulation of soil structure by geophagous earthworm activities in humid savannas of Cote d'Ivoire.
Temporal variability in soil quality after organic residue application in mature oil palm plantations

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