terrestrial
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5.2
- adjective
- /tɛˈrɛstrɪəl/
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terrestre
- The most critical and widespread sustainability problem in terrestrial environments is habitat alteration and fragmentation.
- terrestrial ecosystems
- terrestrial plants
- terrestrial habitat
Like, yeah, there's more latency than a terrestrial connection, but it's manageable.
- Like, yeah, there's more latency than a terrestrial connection, but it's manageable.
- And that makes it that much more risky for terrestrial mammals such as ourselves.
- When did lichens happen in the early fog of terrestrial life?
- Then you have for terrestrial radio and things like that, you have ASCAP, BMI, and CSAC that collect royalties for that.
- Radars don't like not lock onto to, you know, conventional terrestrial objects.
- But for most terrestrial applications, it's not the highest, it's not the most important thing, right?
Examples
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How will changes in land use and climate affect the effectiveness of terrestrial and marine protected areas?
Academic text (2011) -
Insects are like the foundation of the terrestrial food chain.
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Or for something more terrestrial, discover why cities need trees to survive.
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How about for the terrestrial ecosystem?
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Most of my patients are the native creatures or the few terrestrial animals we brought with us.
Fiction book (2002) -
And that makes it that much more risky for terrestrial mammals such as ourselves.
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The largest, strongest terrestrial animals on the planet are all herbivores.
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From the gene level to the habitat level, tropical forests have the most terrestrial biodiversity on the planet.
Academic text (2012) -
The ground squirrels respond to threats from the air or from terrestrial predators.
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Many terrestrial animals adapt to life on land by developing specific features for survival.
Synonyms
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9.9
Relating to land rather than to the sea or air
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9.9
About land rather than the sea or sky
Relating to the land rather than the sea or air
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.1
A planet with a solid, rocky surface like Earth, Mercury, or Mars
- Specialized
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9.0
A clock system that uses Earth's movement around the Sun and corrects for Earth's irregular motion
- Specialized
A time system based on Earth's orbit used to calculate planet positions
How Land-based
Surface Forms
Morphology
terrestrial = terra + ial
The combining form 'terra-' means 'earth/land' but is not a standalone modern English word, so the meaning is recoverable for some learners (via cognates like 'terrain') but not fully obvious to all B1 learners.
Etymology
Terrestrial comes from the Latin root terra, which means 'earth' or 'land' and appears in words like terrain and territory. So a terrestrial animal or plant is one that lives or grows on the land.