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terrestrial
(t/@/'r/E/str/i//@/l )

adjective (a)

  • of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air(adj.pert)
    Synonym:
    tellurian, telluric, terrene
    source: wordnet30
  • of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants(adj.pert)
    Example:
    This terrestrial ball.
    Synonym:
    planetary
    source: wordnet30
  • operating or living or growing on land(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    amphibious
    source: wordnet30
  • Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • An inhabitant of the earth.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • concerned with the world or worldly matters(adj.all)
    Example:
    He developed an immense terrestrial practicality.
    Synonym:
    mundane
    source: wordnet30
  • of this earth(adj.all)
    Example:
    The nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball.
    Synonym:
    sublunar, sublunary
    source: wordnet30
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