| Adj. | 1. | terrestrial - of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air | |
| 2. | terrestrial - of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; "planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley ; "the planetary tilt"; "this terrestrial ball" | |
| 3. | terrestrial - operating or living or growing on landamphibious - operating or living on land and in water; "amphibious vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops"; "frogs are amphibious animals" aquatic - operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals" | |
| 4. | terrestrial - concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"worldly - characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world; "worldly goods and advancement" | |
| 5. | terrestrial - of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball"earthly - of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home" | |