Ter*res"tri*al (?), a. [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.
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Ter*res"tri*al, n.
An inhabitant of the earth.
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