meaning of terrestrial
1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals.
2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe.
3. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane.
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.
5. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope.
6. An inhabitant of the earth.
7. operating or living or growing on land
Related Words
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