Ter·res·tri·al a.
1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals. “Bodies terrestrial.”
2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe. “The dark terrestrial ball.”
3. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane.
Vain labors of terrestrial wit. --Spenser.
A genius bright and base,
Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims. --Young.
4. 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.
The terrestrial parts of the globe. --Woodward.
5. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope.
-- Ter*res*tri*al*ly, adv. -- Ter*res*tri*al*ness, n.
terrestrially
adv 1: in a worldly manner; "terrestrially changeable" [syn: mundanely]
2: to a land environment; "terrestrially adapted"