Ter‐res″tri‐al (?), a. [L. terrestris, from terra the earth. See Terrace.] 1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals. “Bodies terrestrial.” 1 Cor. xv. 40.
2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe. “The dark terrestrial ball.” Addison.
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.