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Definition of terrestrial adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

terrestrial

adjective

NAmE//təˈrɛstriəl//

1(technology) (of animals and plants) living on the land or on the ground, rather than in water, in trees, or in the air a terrestrial habitat

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2connected with the planet Earth terrestrial life compare celestial, extraterrestrial

3(of television and broadcasting systems) operating on Earth rather than from a satellite

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