Thesaurus: terrestrial

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1. a. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals.
2. a. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe.
3. a. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane.
4. a. Consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from trees, water, or the like; as, terrestrial serpents.
5. a. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope.
6. n. An inhabitant of the earth.
7. adj. of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
8. adj. of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants
9. adj. operating or living or growing on land
10. adj. concerned with the world or worldly matters
11. adj. of this earth
12. 1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals. "Bodies terrestrial." 1 Cor. xv. 40. 2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe. "The dark terrestrial ball." Addison. 3. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane. Vain labors of terrestrial wit. Spenser. A genius bright and base, Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims. Young. 4. Consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from trees, water, or the like; as, terrestrial serpents. The terrestrial parts of the globe. Woodward. 5. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope. -- Ter*res"tri*al*ly, adv. -- Ter*res"tri*al*ness, n. An inhabitant of the earth.