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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Terrestrial

/tẽr-ĕs'-trē-əl/ · Ter·res·tri·al · IPA /tɪˈɹɛstɹɪ.əl/
01 a. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals.
  2. 2.
    Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe.
  3. 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. 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. 5.
    Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope.
02 n. An inhabitant of the earth.
  1. 1.
    An inhabitant of the earth.