1. Of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants
   "this terrestrial ball";
   - planetary
    
2. Of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
   "Many terrestrial animals have adapted to life on solid ground";
   - tellurian, telluric, terrene
    
3. Operating, living or growing on land
   "Terrestrial mammals include elephants and lions"
    
4. Concerned with the world or worldly matters
   "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality";
   - mundane
    
5. Of this earth
   "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball";
   - sublunar, sublunary
    
6. Relating to television or radio signals received through the air rather than by satellite
   "The TV station broadcasts both terrestrial and satellite signals"

1. An inhabitant of the planet Earth
   "Science fiction often portrays conflicts between terrestrials and aliens"

Derived forms: terrestrials

See also: earthly, onshore, overland, secular, temporal, worldly

Antonym: amphibious, aquatic

Encyclopedia: Terrestrial