The corpus record

ὑπόψαμμος

upopsammos

having sand under

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Where it lives

Hellenica 1 · 0.15/10k
Histories 1 · 0.05/10k

What it meant

ὑπόψαμμος · hypopsammos — LSJ

having sand under, in, sandy, somewhat sandy

like ὕφαμμος, having sand under or in it, sandy, γῆ ὑποψαμμοτέρη somewhat sandy, Hdt. 2.12, cf. Paus. 4.36.5; τὸ ἀραιὸν καὶ ὑ. Ephor. 65 (c) J.; λίμνη X. HG 3.2.19; θάλαττα Plu. Pomp. 78.

In the wild

ὑποψαμμοτέρην · hypopsammoterēn Herodotus, Histories 2.12.3 (DIORISIS sentence 1620)
ὑπόψαμμος · hypopsammos Xenophon, Hellenica 3.2.19 (DIORISIS sentence 969)

Where it came from

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