Terrestrial Definition
tə-rĕstrē-əl
adjective
Of this world; worldly; earthly; mundane.
Webster's New World
Of, constituting, or representing the earth.
A terrestrial globe.
Webster's New World
Consisting of land as distinguished from water.
Webster's New World
Similar to the planet earth in size or composition.
Terrestrial planets.
American Heritage
Growing on land or in the soil.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
An inhabitant of the earth.
Webster's New World
An inhabitant of the planet Earth.
Wiktionary
(botany) A ground-dwelling plant.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Terrestrial
Noun
Singular:
terrestrial
Plural:
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