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terrestrial

[tuh-res-tree-uhl]

adjective

  1. pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth as distinct from other planets.

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  2. of or relating to land as distinct from water.

  3. Botany.Ìý

    1. growing on land; not aquatic.

    2. growing in the ground; not epiphytic or aerial.

  4. Zoology.Ìýliving on or in the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, or aerial.

  5. of or relating to the earth or this world; worldly; mundane.



noun

  1. an inhabitant of the earth, especially a human being.

terrestrial

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adjective

  1. of or relating to the earth

  2. of or belonging to the land as opposed to the sea or air

  3. (of animals and plants) living or growing on the land

  4. earthly, worldly, or mundane

  5. (of television signals) sent over the earth's surface from a transmitter on land, rather than by satellite

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an inhabitant of the earth

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

terrestrial

  1. Relating to Earth or its inhabitants.

  2. Relating to, living on, or growing on land.

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • terrestrially adverb
  • nonterrestrial adjective
  • preterrestrial adjective
  • superterrestrial adjective
  • underterrestrial adjective
  • unterrestrial adjective
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  • ³Ù±ð°ùˈ°ù±ð²õ³Ù°ù¾±²¹±ô±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of terrestrial1

First recorded in 1450–1550; late Middle English from Latin terrestri(s) “pertaining to earth†(derivative of terra “earthâ€) + -al 1
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of terrestrial1

C15: from Latin terrestris, from terra earth
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Synonym Study

See earthly.
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Walliams, who also hosts a podcast with his former Little Britain co-star Matt Lucas, has not appeared on terrestrial television since 2022.

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They found that the Martian valleys' branching angles "are more similar to terrestrial valley networks incised by overland flow, than valley networks incised by re-emerging groundwater flow."

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Galdieria extract blue comes from a unicellular red algae, which is an organism that thrives in extreme marine and terrestrial environments, according to the National Institutes of Health.

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Part of the problem is that the UK terrestrial channels can't compete financially with the streamers.

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And work to better regulate and limit terrestrial, or ground-based, light pollution, while showing some promising results, is still in its infancy.

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