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terrestrial

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terrestrial

Dealing with the earth. See terrestrial link.

terrestrial
(of animals and plants) living or growing on the land


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A Frenchman, an enthusiastic Parisian, as witty as he was bold, asked to be enclosed in the projectile, in order that he might reach the moon, and reconnoiter this terrestrial satellite.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
The ball represented the terrestrial globe and the stick in his other hand a scepter.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
As yet I have not found a single case of a terrestrial animal which fertilises itself.
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