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Definition of Terrestrial
Ter`res´tri`al | a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals. | | 2. | Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe. | | 3. | Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane. | | 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. | | 5. | Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope. | | n. | 1. | An inhabitant of the earth. |
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