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
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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:
terrestrials

Origin of Terrestrial

  • Middle English from Latin terrestris from terra earth ters- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin terrestris, from terra (“land, earth, ground").

    From Wiktionary

Terrestrial Sentence Examples

  • Only one terrestrial planet is known to have an active hydrosphere, Earth.

  • The ball represented the terrestrial globe and the stick in his other hand a scepter.

  • Nature possesses three great educational or developmental schools - terrestrial, aquatic and aerial life.

  • Within the subject of biology, Kyle focuses specifically on terrestrial sciences.

  • Steven Spielberg's movie, "E.T." is about an alien that comes into contact and makes friends with terrestrial beings.

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Words Starting With

TTETER

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With T11 Letter Words Ending With L