subterranean
sub.ter.ra.nean or sub.ter.ra.neous \.s*b-t*-'ra--ne--*n, -ny*n\ \-ne--*s, -ny*s\ aj [L subterraneus, fr. sub under + terra earth - more at U]P, TERRACE 1: being, lying, or operating under the surface of the earth 2: existing or working in secret : HIDDEN - sub.ter.ra.nean.ly av