Subterraneous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subterranean \Sub`ter*ra"ne*an\, Subterraneous
  \Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. subterraneus; sub under + terra
     earth. See {Terrace}.]
     Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated
     within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs;
     a subterraneous passage. -- {Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous*ly}, adv.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  subterraneous
       adj 1: being or operating under the surface of the earth;
              "subterranean passages"; "a subsurface flow of water"
              [syn: {subterranean}]
       2: lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially
          being kept in the background or deliberately concealed);
          "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for
          an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell
          [syn: {subterranean}, {ulterior}]