terrestrial: Meaning and Definition of

ter•res•tri•al

1. pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth as distinct from other planets.
2. of or pertaining to land as distinct from water.
1. growing on land; not aquatic.
2. growing in the ground; not epiphytic or aerial.
4. living on or in the ground; not aquatic, arboreal, or aerial.
5. of or pertaining to the earth or this world; worldly; mundane.

1. an inhabitant of the earth, esp. a human being.