(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.
