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terrestrial environment

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terrestrial environment [tə′res·trē·əl in′vī·rən·mənt]
(geography)
The earth's land area, including its human-made and natural surface and subsurface features, and its interfaces and interactions with the atmosphere and the oceans.


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Conventional wisdom has it that animal evolution began in the ocean, with animal life adapting much later in Earth history to terrestrial environments.
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