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1. terrestrial
adjective. ['tɝˈɛstriːəl'] of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air.
Antonyms
Etymology
- terrestris (Latin)
- terra (Latin)
Rhymes with Terrestrial
- anthiel
- arboreal
- ariel
- asiel
- aviall
- bacterial
- biaxial
- bicentennial
- biennial
- binomial
- biomaterial
- bronchial
- burial
- centennial
- cereal
- ceremonial
- coaxial
- collegial
- colloquial
- colonial
Sentences with terrestrial
1. Adjective
Pineapple plants are terrestrial herbs that grow to a height of 2-1/2 to 5 feet.
Quotes about terrestrial
1. We are here because one odd group of fishes had a peculiar fin anatomy that could transform into legs for terrestrial creatures; because the earth never froze entirely during an ice age; because a small and tenuous species, arising in Africa a quarter of a million years ago, has managed, so far, to survive by hook and by crook. We may yearn for a ‘higher answer’– but none exists
- Stephen Jay Gould
2. terrestrial
adjective. ['tɝˈɛstriːəl'] of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants.
Antonyms
Etymology
- terrestris (Latin)
- terra (Latin)
3. terrestrial
adjective. ['tɝˈɛstriːəl'] operating or living or growing on land.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- terrestris (Latin)
- terra (Latin)