Category:Terrestrial

Ter*res"tri*al, a. Etym: [l. terrestris, from terra the earth. See Terrace.]

1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, Terrestrial animals. "bodies terrestrial." 1 cor. xv. 40.

2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial Globe. "the dark terrestrial ball." Addison.

3. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; Mundane. Vain labors of terrestrial wit. Spenser. A genius bright and base, of towering talents, and terrestrial aims. Young.

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. The terrestrial parts of the globe. Woodward.

5. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; As, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical Telescope. -- ter*res"tri*al*ly, adv. -- ter*res"tri*al*ness, n.

Terrestrial Ter*res"tri*al, n.

Defn: an inhabitant of the earth.