superterranean

adjective

su·​per·​ter·​ra·​nean

¦süpə(r)tə¦rānēən,

-ānyən

variants or less commonly superterraneous

-ānēəs

: lying, dwelling, or active above or on the earth's surface

Word History

Etymology

super- + -terranean, -terraneous (as in subterranean, subterraneous)

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