Meaning of terrestrial | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An inhabitant of the planet Earth.
2. A ground-dwelling plant.
3. A ground-dwelling plant
4. An inhabitant of the earth.
5. Alternative letter-case form of Terrestrial (“Inhabitant of Earth”).
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6. Alternative letter-case form of Terrestrial (“Inhabitant of Earth”)
7. Describes plants that grow in the soil.
8. Of, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants, earthly
9. Of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants.
10. Of, relating to, or composed of land or earth
11. Biology Living or growing on land or on or in the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, or epiphytic: terrestrial mammals; terrestrial apes; terrestrial orchids.
    Biology
12. Living or growing in or on land (as opposed to other habitat); not aquatic, etc
13. Astronomy Similar to the planet earth in size or composition: terrestrial planets.
    Astronomy
14. Transmitted from structures on the earth and not involving satellites: terrestrial radio.
15. Archaic Of or relating to the earth rather than heaven.
    Archaic
16. of or relating to the earth
17. of or belonging to the land as opposed to the sea or air
18. (Biology) (of animals and plants) living or growing on the land

Equivalents

Examples

“It will be manifest that natural scenery must present many beautiful varieties of effect altogether unfamiliar to us terrestrials, who know of no colours in scenery except those inherent in the objects themselves which form the landscape.”

“It will be manifest that natural scenery must present many beautiful varieties of effect altogether unfamiliar to us terrestrials, who know of no colours in scenery except those inherent in the objects themselves which form the landscape.”

“The other was not a Terrestrial, but a visiting Martian.”

“There'd been Earthling girls; and not a few Khazaki women had been intrigued by the big Terrestrial.”

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