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terrestrial
Meaning: relating to the earth or land, as opposed to sea or air
terrestrial in a sentence
How terrestrial is used in real sentences:
Unlike dolphins, most terrestrial mammals cannot hold their breath for very long.
Scientists classified the newly discovered beetle as a terrestrial species that never enters water.
“Within weeks of the breach, a spectrum of habitats appeared, from brackish pools to higher ground where beetles and other terrestrial insects survived.”
— from the passage When the Water Returned
Synonyms for terrestrial
Other words for terrestrial — earthly, earthbound and terrene — carry the same meaning.
- earthly
- earthbound
- terrene
Antonyms of terrestrial
Words that mean the opposite of terrestrial:
- aquatic
- extraterrestrial
Where it comes from
From Latin terra 'earth, land'
Word parts
- terr — earth, land
terrestrial: terr (land) + -estrial (relating to)
Memory hook
TERR-estrial: think of terra firma, solid-ground creatures.
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