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| ter·res·tri·al [ tə réstree əl ] |
adjective |
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1. relating to Earth: relating to Earth rather than other planets
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2. belonging to land: belonging to the land rather than the sea or air
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3. living or growing on land: living or growing on land rather than in the sea or the air
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4. broadcast by land-based transmitter: broadcast by a land-based transmitter rather than by satellite
  a terrestrial TV channel
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5. worldly or mundane: worldly or mundane as opposed to heavenly
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noun (plural ter·res·tri·als) |
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dweller on planet Earth: especially in science fiction, a person or animal who lives on Earth
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| [14th century. < Latin terrestris< terra "earth, land"] |
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| ter·res·tri·al·ly adverb |
| ter·res·tri·al·ness noun |
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