Word Meaning

terrestrial definition and meaning

a. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals.
a. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe.
a. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane.
a. 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.
a. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope.
n. An inhabitant of the earth.

Crossword clues for terrestrial

- Earthly
- Ground-dwelling
- Of the earth
- Possessive of own area