Definition:
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals.
- (a.) Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane.
- (a.) 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.
- (a.) Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope.
- (n.) An inhabitant of the earth.
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continental vs. terrestrial
marine vs. terrestrial
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geotic vs. terrestrial
nonextraterrestrial vs. terrestrial
subastral vs. terrestrial
content vs. terrestrial
earthy vs. terrestrial
mobile vs. terrestrial
terrestre vs. terrestrial
terrestrial vs. unearthly
salamander vs. terrestrial
spermophile vs. terrestrial
terrestrial vs. transpiration
terrestrial vs. transgression
ecliptic vs. terrestrial
terrestrial vs. territory
terrestrial vs. territorial
terrestrial vs. terrier
terrace vs. terrestrial
superterrestrial vs. terrestrial
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spiritual vs. terrestrial
celestial vs. terrestrial
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arboreal vs. terrestrial
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mundane vs. terrestrial
earthly vs. terrestrial
rocky vs. terrestrial
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telluric vs. terrestrial
planetary vs. terrestrial
terrestrial vs. worldly
terran vs. terrestrial
earthwoman vs. terrestrial
earthman vs. terrestrial
plant vs. terrestrial
planet vs. terrestrial
earth vs. terrestrial
inhabitant vs. terrestrial
tellurian vs. terrestrial
earthling vs. terrestrial
aquatic vs. terrestrial
epiglottis vs. terrestrial
terra vs. terrestrial
mediterranean vs. terrestrial
slug vs. terrestrial