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Meaning
Noun
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In Botany:
A ground-dwelling plant.
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Alternative letter-case form of Terrestrial
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In Celestial inhabitants & Science fiction:
An
inhabitant
of the
planet
Earth.
Adj
●
Of,
relating
to, or
inhabiting
the
land
of the Earth or its
inhabitants
,
earth
ly.
●
Of,
relating
to, or
composed
of land.
●
Living or
growing
in or on
land
(
as opposed to
other
habitat
); not
aquatic
, etc.
●
In Astronomy:
Of a
planet
, being
composed
primarily
of
silicate
rocks
or
metals
;
see also
terrestrial
planet
.
●
Concerned with the world or
worldly
matters.
●
In Mormonism:
Of or
pertaining
to the second
highest
degree
of glory.
●
In Broadcasting:
Broadcast using
radio waves
as opposed to
satellite
or cable.
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Wiktionary
Origin
terrestrial
English
terrestris
Latin
terra
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Land
Landly
Telluric
Earthly
Mundane
Sublunary
Worldly
Planetary
Tellurian
Terrene
Rocky
Onshore
Ground
Overland
Earth
Antonyms
Alien
Extraterrestrial
Aerial
Aquatic
Arboreal
Epiphytic
Celestial
Spiritual
Related
Satellite
Aquatic
Oceanic
Mammalian
Geological
Marine
Geostationary
Interstellar
Vegetation
Multicellular
Freshwater
Ecosystems
Undersea
Benthic
Ocean
Microbial
Comets
Biodiversity
Invertebrates
Aerial
Vertebrates
Species
Habitats
Organisms
Cryosphere
Soil
Pelagic
Extrasolar
Mangrove
Biomass
Oceans
Martian
Sea
Equatorial
Satellites
Underwater
Underground
Intertidal
Spacecraft
Estuarine
Phytoplankton
Lifeforms
Atmospheric
Coastal
Fluvial
Photosynthetic
Vertebrate
Plankton
Wildlife
Celestial
Biosphere
Habitat
Wetlands
Active Galactic Nuclei
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