"subterraneous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Latin subterrāneus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|subterrāneus}} Latin subterrāneus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} subterraneous (not comparable)
  1. Subterranean. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: subterraneousness
    Sense id: en-subterraneous-en-adj-ctc0BrCb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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